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The most lyrically named “cryptid” is the Clutchbone, a seven-foot leathery monster that roamed Europe in the 1800s, burning and dismembering its victims. It had a lit torch in place of a head. Scottish Mythology, Gothic Writing, Mythic Creatures, Folklore And Mythology, Myth Creatures, Myths & Monsters, Monster Legends, Buzzfeed Unsolved, Art And Writing
The most lyrically named “cryptid” is the Clutchbone, a seven-foot leathery monster that roamed Europe in the 1800s, burning and dismembering its victims. It had a lit torch in place of a head.
a black and white photo of a fire hydrant in the water with its mouth open
Vodyanoy - Wikipedia
Vodyanoyпук is said to appear as a naked old man with a frog-like face, greenish beard, and long hair, with his body covered in algae and muck, usually covered in black fish scales. He has webbed paws instead of hands, a fish's tail, eyes that burn like red-hot coals.
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Stay Out Of The Grass
Faduah- Jewish myth: a humanoid plant man. It is rooted to the ground by a stem from the belly button. It is very aggressive, attacking and killing anything that gets to close. It dies if the stem is severed.
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Hecatonchire
Greek Monsters | ... Hekatonkheir Centemani Hundred Handed Greek Mythology Myth Monster-1
a drawing of a monkey holding a snake in the jungle with trees and plants around it
The Waterbobbejan is an unknown baboonlike primate of northern South Africa, about 6 feet tall/long. Rumors about the animal have existed since the 1880s.
a painting of a snake with its mouth open
Jormungandr- Norse myth: a hideous enormous snake that was able to wrap around the world and grasp his own tail. It was the son of Loki and his archenemy was Thor.
an animal with trees on its back
the spirit of the bear "In Finnish mythology Otso, Ohto, Kontio, metsän kuningas (the king of the forest), and mesikämmen (honeypaws) are some of the many rarely uttered circumlocutory epithets for the spirit that was never directly named. Generally, the spirit of the bear was referred to as friend, brother,uncle, or forestcousin, or ways were thought up that would bypass the need to refer to the spirit at all, even indirectly."
a drawing of a creepy creature with arms and legs stretched out
Monster of the Week: The Asasabonsam
Monster of the Week: The Asasabonsam. When we think of vampires, we often envision the European type, not realizing that there are all types of vampires throughout the world. One of the more interesting variations of the vampire myth is a creature known as the asasabonsam. The asasabonsam is a peculiar vampire derived from Ghana lore. The Republic of Ghana is located along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa. The word “Ghana” means “Warrior King.” The legend of the ...
a painting of an alien hand rising out of the water with other creatures surrounding it
The Green Claw Monster of the Ohio River - since the 50s, there have been claims that a green claw rises from the river, clutching at unsuspecting swimmers' ankles and trying to drag them down. Some cryptozoologists believe it's the same creature as the Loveland Frog Monster.
an octopus laying on top of a wooden deck
Whiptail pacific tree octopus- Hoax: it is an octopus allegedly able to live in the trees of the Olympic National Forest. They were said to live in trees next to streams because thats where they laid their eggs. It is an Internet hoax started on a website that linked similarly hoaxed animals along with real animals to seem like it was all real. This is a clear example that people would believe anything they read on the Internet.
a black and white photo of a cat with the caption hebriean cat, 1876
The sumxu, Chinese lop-eared cat, drop-eared cat, droop-eared cat, or hanging-ear cat, all names referring to its characteristic feature of pendulous ears, was a possibly mythical long-haired, lop-eared breed of cat, or cat-like creature, now considered extinct, if it ever actually existed. The descriptions are based on reports from travellers, on a live cat taken to Hamburg by a sailor and on a taxidermy specimen exhibited in Germany.
Cameroon flashlight frog - African cryptid: a tree-frog that has a bioluminescent nose in order to attract insects it eats. African Folktales, Earth World, Hollow Earth, Animals And Plants, Your Fault, Tree Frog, Tree Frogs, Scientists, Flashlight
Cameroon flashlight frog - African cryptid: a tree-frog that has a bioluminescent nose in order to attract insects it eats.
a seagull flying over the ocean in front of a cloudy blue sky with white clouds
Giant Bird Fossil Recently Found
CryptoVille investigates this new report of the world's largest bird every found by science, then speculates what it could mean for the giant bird sightings happening today. #Pelagornis_sandersi #Psandersi #giantbird #largestbird #Argentavismagnificens #monster #huge #cryptozoology #CharlestonMuseum #DanKsepka
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Runan-shah: The Caspian Humanoids
Runan-shah: The Caspian Humanoids