Nightmare Catcher

Image: Frank Vassen A Nightmare Catcher flitters through the rainforests of Bolivia, sticky net in hand. Some say she feeds on nightmares, her gut so full of concentrated horror that the mere sight of her causes night terrors. Others say that's silly, and she probably eats moths. Still others say, "Yeah, that's what I meant. I actually have a terrible phobia of moths." The IUCN's List of Threatened Species lists the Nightmare Catcher as 'Be Concerned. Be Very Concerned.'

Nightmare Catcher
Image: Frank Vassen
A Nightmare Catcher flitters through the rainforests of Bolivia, sticky net in hand.

Some say she feeds on nightmares, her gut so full of concentrated horror that the mere sight of her causes night terrors.

Others say that's silly, and she probably eats moths.

Still others say, "Yeah, that's what I meant. I actually have a terrible phobia of moths."

The IUCN's List of Threatened Species lists the Nightmare Catcher as 'Be Concerned. Be Very Concerned.'