The Wendigo of Native American lore, the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, the Kraken said to terrorize the ocean — discover these and more of the most riveting mythical creatures.

Water contamination, frequent forest fires and human-made construction of water ... tiny and generally live in leaf litter or under rocks. Named after the mythical Harry Potter creature that sucks out ...

→'Giant' forest creature — kept in terrarium for 37 ... a figure of ancient Greek mythology, because of “his prowess as a spear wielder.” So far, Achilles’ scorpions have only been ...