I suppose despite loving creatures as much as I do, and recently got over my arachnophobia and entomophobia, I still have creatures that I fear. I'm afraid of jellyfishes. Okay, they're not animals per se, but I suppose they will do since they possess certain animal characteristics. I freeze up in fear when I see one in the water with me, especially if I'm equipped with nothing but a piece of swimwear for protection. That's like trying to move around an enchanted garden of microscopic thorns NAKED! Well, almost naked...

However, I should note that it's not a traumatic fear, more like a cautious one because I've never been stung by a jellyfish. Added with the annoying fact that they're quite invisible when they're in the water and they are usually loaded with trigger happy microscopic poisonous barbs that automatically embed themselves into you by a mere touch, I'm absolutely terrified of them. There's also a fragment of memory in my head that depicts a jellyfish swarm, I don't remember much granted that I lost many of my childhood memory. However, I do remember a river full of jellyfish.

Probably the idea of a creature made of gelatin-like consistency and equipped with microscopic poisonous snares that randomly floats about scares me. I mean, jelly is for eating and I like to keep it that way. Okay, jelly can also be  tossed at the idiot who started a food fight in the cafeteria, but I digress. If they aren't poisonous, I guess I wouldn't fear them as much because my logical side would come in and kick my silly emotional side's ass.

Perhaps the game X-COM 2: Terror from the Deep had something to do with it because I was terrified of the floating brain with a beak(Tentaculat) and the super huge jellyfish creature(Hallucinoid).

Anyway, to be honest, I generally fear creatures I cannot comprehend or control. I've been chased and bitten by dogs, scratched by cats, had a snake(Non-poisonous grass snake) slither into my shirt, bitten by a dumb hamster that couldn't differentiate my hand from a peanut, stung repeatedly by bees and have been bitten by a dragonfly(Yes, I've confirmed that dragonflies do bite under threat). However, I have not developed fear for them because I understand that none of that are actually fatal, unless the dogs/hamster/dragonfly developed rabies or I'm allergic to cat scratches and bee stings. Otherwise, I'm fucked.

There is also one other animal that I fear, but at the same time love. Want to know what is this special creature? No, not wolves. Not bears. Not tigers. Okay, you're all probably frustrated at guessing. So, presenting... Dum da da DUM!

Humans. I know many would be offended, which is why I put it down here. Many people would categorize themselves as something beyond animals, but really, we are just highly intelligent and complex animals with many contradicting qualities. So, drop those holier-than-thou attitude because you can't change reality, bub. On the other hand, I find this creature mighty attractive because I'm the same organism. :P

No matter how I might bash at humanity for its contradicting qualities, it doesn't compare to my fear of jellyfishes. The brainless semi-translucent blob with many poisonous tentacles. It has enough tentacles to make a hentai character cry! Okay, so they already cry like armageddon had fell upon them in those sick tentacle rape movies, but I'm trying to make a point!