In nature, food rarely comes easily.

Some forms of prey out there have developed pretty terrifying defense techniques to avoid becoming dinner.

But apparently, nature's most hardcore animals just don't care.

From creatures with an appetite for the poisonous and the spiky to some unexpected fans of all things bony and rocky, get ready for the animals that have evolved to eat deadly food.

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening.

You're listening.

Be amazed.

Turtles may be one of the ocean's cutest animals, but these reptiles feed on a surprisingly

dangerous diet. And no, I'm not talking about oceanic plastic. The leatherback turtle found in the

Atlantic Pacific and Indian oceans regularly eat stinging jellyfish, even occasionally including

the box jellyfish, which possesses some of the most potent venom in the animal kingdom.

The tentacles of the box jellyfish are covered in tiny toxin-filled cells called

nematocists, and any poor fish that comes into contact with the deadly

tentacles are usually instantly stunned, killed, and eventually eaten.

In humans, the box jelly sting causes excruciating pain on the point of contact, leading

to a drop in blood pressure, difficulty breathing, and even heart attacks. Leatherback turtles meanwhile have no such problem,

thanks to their thick skin, particularly around their beaks and an armored shell,

these turtles are able to munch on jellyfish without having to worry about any flailing tentacles.

To provide extra safety while dinner is on the way down,

hundreds of small spiny projections called Papilai

are lined all the way from the turtle's throat down to their gut.

Maybe turtles aren't so cute after all.

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