Curiosities,Creepy WorldJUN 27, 2026

71 Times People Got Way Too Close To Something They Should Have Avoided

Indrė Lukošiūtė, Rokas Laurinavičius and Rugilė Žemaitytė

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We humans have an innate urge to lay our hands on things. And while it's not just reasonable, but advisable with cats and dogs, there are plenty of objects—living and inanimate—that we should approach only with our eyes.

However, as the subreddit r/WhyWouldYouTouchThat shows, not everyone is that careful. Whether they're fearless or just completely clueless, some of us just cannot resist poking, pinching, and prodding everything from venomous critters to radioactive waste.

Mandatory "don't try this at home!"

#21 Scientists Have Discovered The Largest Spider Web Covering 106 Square Meters With 111,000 Spiders Belonging To Two Different Species Who Are Rivals, Coexist Together

A person in a hard hat with a headlamp touching a dark, textured cave wall; things that should be left alone.

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51points

#22 Strange Insect Web

A person holding a large, bright green insect with orange eyes in their hands. Things that should really be left alone.

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48points

#23 What On Earth Is This?

A person holding a yellow and red spider with long, thin antennae in their open palm. Things that should really be left alone.

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47points

#24 What Is This Fish? Found In Australia Great Barrier Reef

A small, brown, winged insect rests in the wet palm of a hand, things that should be left alone.

Baby flying fish

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46points

#25 Is This A Tick Of Some Kind? In Southern Michigan

A tiny tick crawling on a person's thumb, a small but significant thing that should be left alone.

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46points

#26 The Humble House Centipede

A house centipede crawling on a person's arm, an insect many would agree should be left alone.

naugahyde_vapor

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44points

#27 Cow Killer Ant

A fuzzy orange and black insect, a velvet ant, on a gloved hand, one of the things to be left alone.

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43points

#28 Nope And Never

A hand holding a very long, black, segmented centipede; things that should be left alone due to their nature.

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43points

#29 Just For Confirmation...is This A Brown Recluse? (Midwest USA)

A small brown spider resting on a person's hand. Things that should really be left alone.

Pristine-Positive648

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42points

#30 Walked Outside And Spotted This Strange Brown Smudge On My Tree

A hand touches a dark, gooey substance oozing from a tree trunk, a thing that should be left alone.

It's maggots...

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39points

#31 Found Out A Day Later This Is A Highly Venomous Cane Toad

A person's hand holding a large, bumpy-skinned toad with a brown and tan pattern at night, something that should be left alone.

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39points

#32 What Is This? Found In [florida] Ocean. It’s Heavy, Rubbery, A Bit Squishy

A child holds a large, textured orange sea creature in the water, one of the things to be left alone.

18SmallDogsOnAHorse

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39points

#33 What Is The Orange Mold In This Bread?

A hand holding a moldy piece of bread with a cat peering from under a table, highlighting things that should really be left alone.

Substantial_Yak9006

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39points

#34 What Is This? Soft Ball Things Suddenly Fell From The Sky In The Middle Of The Night

Two dark, round masses on a light-colored tiled floor, things that should really be left alone.

these are almost definitely rat poison balls targetted at our dogs. These were thrown directly into our balcony and yard at 3am.

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37points

#35 Found This During Low Tide

A hand holding a spiny puffer fish, one of many things that should be left alone due to potential harm.

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36points

#36 Friend Found These On A Beach On The East Side Of Hawaii Island

Two small, green and orange patterned sea slugs in the palm of a hand, illustrating things that should really be left alone.

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36points

#37 Nope

A collage showing a shower with a mysterious metal attachment, an object that should be left alone due to its vile smell.

theycalledherangel

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35points

#38 Book With Growth

A heavily damaged copy of The House of Hades, showing extensive holes and tunnels in the pages. Things that should be left alone.

Kay_of_all_trades

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35points

#39 What Kind Of Mosquito Is This?😳😳

A close-up of a human finger with a large, strange mosquito on it, illustrating things to be left alone.

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32points

#40 Found This Today At Our Local Thrift Store

A hand holds a metal medical speculum, a thing that should be left alone.

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