EEinGeorgia, Oct. 31, 2013

Environmental Education in Georgia

Happy Halloween from EEinGeorgia!
Halloween Fun: Creepy Creatures Are They as Scary as They Sound?

Halloween is coming! Help your students uncover the truth about some scary and just scary scary sounding plants and animals.

10 Scary Animals that Are Perfectly Harmless Don't judge a book by its cover! The animal world is full of predators and nightmarish creepy-crawlies, but there are a few frightening creatures that don't deserve such a fearsome reputation. Check out Mother Nature Network's list of 10 scary animals that are perfectly harmless.

Scary Plants For Your Halloween Garden Some of these strange-looking plants seem to have grown (no pun intended) out of some horror movie. Imagine encountering plants that look like bats, eyeballs, claws, to name a few. You may not want to walk alone in the garden after seeing these!

Monsters, Vampires, and Ghosts, Oh my!

Some lurk in forests. Some drink blood. Others seem to vanish into thin air. Meet a few of nature's real-life monsters,

vampires, and ghosts.

Sounds Dangerous: 10 Insects with Scary Names

The fruits of this plant are watching you...

Insects may be small, but many of them scare folks big-time. Though some are indeed dangerous and have names to beware!

match, for others it's just a case of misleading advertising. (Note: Though not actually insects, spiders are also

included in this list from WebEcoist.)

10 Scariest Animals in Nature Humans seem to love a good scare, particularly around Halloween. Ghosts, zombies, vampires, and other fictional characters are good for putting a chill down your spine. But if you're looking for something truly scary, let nature be your guide. See MSNBC's listing of 10 of the animal world's scariest creatures. These critters and creepy crawlies give us a fright for good reason!

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Aye-aye, a gremlin-looking primate found in Madagascar - harmlesss! (Photo: Chris Corwin/Flickr)