The underground world of caves, dark and mysterious, scares and beckons at the same time. Even experienced cavers do not know what finds await them around the next turn of the rocky passage. And indeed, in caves sometimes comes across such that those who discover an unexpected surprise for a long time leaves the ability to sleep at night. From giant spiders and glowing worms to mummified corpses, there is something to be afraid of in the caves of the world!
Mummies of Kabayan
Often referred to as the "fire mummies of the Philippines," these ancient remains were discovered in caves in the Philippine province of Kabayan. But the mummies themselves are not as scary as the way the ancient people ensured the bodies are incredibly long-lasting. As analyzes showed, people still alive drank a lot of very salty water, after which their bodies were smoked for a long time on a fire. Why such a terrible method of preserving the remains was needed remains a mystery.
Ghosts of the Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave is one of the main attractions in Kentucky. Its underground passages stretch for almost 500 kilometers. Once, saltpeter was mined here, then the cave turned into a place of pilgrimage for tourists who want to admire the underground beauty. However, the cave gained its true glory after sightseers unanimously began to tell that ghosts are found in the cave. They were shown to individual visitors, entire tourist groups, and even local workers. According to rumors, the souls of the workers who died in the workings roam here.
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Snot of the Earth
This strange substance was recently discovered by researcher Diana Northup in a poisoned cave near the Mexican city of Tabasco. Among experts, it immediately received the speaking name "snot". The substance that has not yet been properly investigated, apparently, is not harmful to humans, however, the mere thought that a weighty blot of thick whitish liquid, very reminiscent of snot, can flop on your forehead from the vault of the cave, can forever discourage the study of the underworld.
Bat Cave Monfort
Everyone knows that bats love to nest in caves. But the Monfort Cave on the Philippine island of Samal still stands alone. This is a real bat sanctuary! According to scientists, almost two million of these scary creatures nest here! It is necessary to enter here with caution, trying not to frighten off the two millionth mouse flock, otherwise it will hurt you to remember about it!
Ten meter snake
A snake about 10 meters long was discovered by builders preparing to bring down the vaults of one of the caves in the rain forests of Brazil, near the city of Altamira. The monster snake was recognized as the largest ever seen on the planet. And for speleologists, this find became another reminder that not only bats, but also much more terrible creatures are found in caves.
Witch statue
This eerie wooden statue was discovered by a group of tourists exploring caves in the Catskill Mountains in New York State. Brave guys took the find with them and even posted a photo of it on a social network, wondering what it could be. Subsequently, the owner of the statue on his page mentioned that an evil spirit was coming from it, and strange things began to happen in his house. He has not yet shared the details. But even so it is clear: you should not drag anything from the caves to your house!
Corpses in the Death Cave
This cave, located in a remote area of the Scottish mountains, got its name for a reason. The archaeologists who found it found the remains of decapitated human bodies, children's heads on stakes, and traces of blood inside the cave. Fortunately, according to scientists, the age of these terrible finds was more than a thousand years. According to archaeologists, the cave was once a place for sacred rituals during which human sacrifices were made.
Cave lion corpse
Cave lions disappeared from the face of the earth thousands of years ago. However, archaeologists who have explored the caves along the Uyandina River in Yakutia were lucky. They found the carcass of a cub of a cave lion, practically untouched by time. For science, this is a valuable find. However, it is good that this find was not made by random tourists - the corpse of a lion in the Yakut taiga would scare ordinary people to death!
Salt Man from Iran
The body of a salted man was discovered by archaeologists in the caves of the Iranian mountains in the vicinity of Sherabad in the mid-1990s. According to scientists, this is one of the workers of the ancient salt mine, who died right at the workplace. The salt fumes of the cave kept his corpse intact for a millennium and a half. Even the hair, thinned and bleached with salt, was preserved on the salted body, which made it even more terrible to look at him.
Cave devil
This devilish face watches visitors from the wall of one of the Devil's Caves in West Wycombe, southeast Britain. These caves were created by human hands - according to rumors, members of the Hellfire Club, created by a voluptuous and free-thinker, Sir Francis Whitecomb, who owned the estate of the same name, gathered here for secret black masses. After Dashwood's death, the Hellfire Club ceased to exist and the caves were abandoned. However, since the middle of the twentieth century, they have become a tourist attraction. True, many tourists get scared when such a statue suddenly looks at them from the darkness of the cave.
Alien skulls
Not so long ago, the Western press wrote avidly about alien turtles found in one of the caves in Russia. Then the newspapermen said that it was just a joke. But the pictures of the skulls remained evidence that the find was still there. I wonder if the person who discovered this horror in the cave was very scared?
Bell Witch's Cave
This bicentennial legend still lives on in Adams, Tennessee, as does the ghost of the woman who became its protagonist. Local legends say that in the 19th century, a local resident named Kate Batt quarreled to death with the farmer John Bell, believing that he deceived her land. Kate Batt chased the Bell family for a long time, and when she died, her ghost continued to appear at night to John's daughter, Betsy Bell, and during the day wandered around the local cave, frightening the accidentally wandering adventurers. According to legend, the ghost of Kate Batt lives in the cave to this day, and still curious tourists come on excursions to meet him.
European proteus
Few animals are more disgusting than these blind salamanders. These translucent whitish creatures live in caves. And since in the darkness of caves their inhabitants do not need sight, they are completely deprived of not only the ability to see, but also the eyes as such! A meeting with such an eyeless monster, albeit 20-30 centimeters in size, will hardly be forgotten soon!
The ancient creatures of the Movile cave
The Movile cave in the Romanian district of Constanta was discovered by people only in the 1980s. For about half a million years, this remote and deep cave was completely isolated from the outside world. In addition, the cave has a toxic atmosphere with a high content of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia. Thanks to these facts, of the 48 animal species that live in the Movile Cave, 33 can be found only here. And to look at local creatures is simply scary! Basically, these are insects adapted to life in underground darkness - eyeless, colorless, many-legged - in a word, a complete nightmare! Scientists claim that these creatures have existed in Movil for millions of years, exceeding the age of most earthly creatures.
Baja Cave Spider
This little-known species at least looks like a terrestrial creature, not an alien! Although those who do not like insects can argue with this. This never-before-seen saucer-sized species of spider will make dungeon exploration a nightmare for anyone but true insect and arachnid lovers - that is, 99% of the world's population.