It's that time of year again, and Halloween is nearing.

The Spookiest night of the year.

However you celebrate Halloween, whether it's going on for a walk in a cornfield or pumpkin patch. Trick or Treating with your friends. Going to a Halloween party in a cool costume like your favorite movie character.

Or watching the brand new Wild Kratts Halloween special.

Halloween involves some classic animals, like a black cat.

A lot of people think a black cat is kind of scary. Not true, and there's a superstition that if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck. But a black cat is only just your everyday average cat in black fur.

And there are many more misunderstood Halloween creatures.

Like spiders.

Now these guys may look a little creepy, and a lot of people are afraid of them. Like one example for is their 8 eyes, the 4 large eyes are for hunting prey, while the 4 smaller eyes are for defense to keep a lookout for predators. But they can do so many amazing things, like build large webs. Some species like the Golden Orb Weaver, has some of the strongest silk threads, strong enough to hold and trap birds.

And Wolves.

Now that howl might sound a little scary, but it's just the very cool way that Wolves talk to each other. Now Wolves are usually wary towards Humans, but they can attack if provoked or sometimes if defending their pups. But as long as you keep your distance, there's no problem. And Wolves have close family bonds between pack members.

And forget, Vampire Bats.

Now it may seem kind of creepy that Vampire Bats drink blood, and spend their days hanging upside down in dark caves. But once you learn more about them, you'll find they're a lot less creepy than they seem. And even though they drink blood, it's mainly from Cows, Human blood is a lot less of the bat's interest. And another cool thing, is that Bats are the only Mammals that have evolved powered flight.

So many cool creatures have superstitious stories made up about them. These false ideas are called Myths.

Another example of creepy creatures are Owls.

There are cultures around the world that think Owls bring bad luck, but it's all fake. Owls are nocturnal, hunting at night. And some Owl eyes can spot movement from a great distance, and once an Owl locks on to a prey item like a Mouse. They use their sharp talons to get their meal. Another thing that helps them hunt at night, are the silent feathers. Owl feathers have little ridges, fluffy ridges on the end so they fly silently.

To the Mouse it's like the death of silence.

Snakes are a classic Halloween creature. Now some are venomous, so you should never pickup a Snake, unless your a snake expert and know your snakes very well. Or an adult shows you how. To properly handle a snake, make you always make sure the snake is safely secured on your arm. The venomous snakes are what you really need to give respectful distance. But some can be in Halloween colors, like the Scarlet Kingsnake and Coral Snake that are in red, yellow and black. But there's a color difference between them, if red is touching black, Friend of Jack meaning it's a Kingsnake or Milk Snake. If red is touching yellow, Kill a Fellow meaning it's a Coral Snake. That works in the U.S. but in Central and South South America some Coral Snakes have the same stripe pattern of the American Kingsnakes.

Turkey Vultures get a bad rap, because these Vultures actually do a lot of good. They eat carrion or dead things which helps stop the spread of diseases. A Turkey Vulture can smell a dead animal from over a mile away. The weirdest thing about them is that their nostrils have a gap that you can see right through it, and out the other side.

But what about extinct animals?

Throughout Earth's history, the planet has seen many creepy and scary creatures that come and go. And some of them were truly monsters.

A little over 80 years ago, in Tasmania lived the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger. These Marsupial predators can open their mouths wider than most Mammals. But sadly, they were over hunted by people thinking they are a threat to their livestock. And the last known Thylacine died September 7th, 1936, but there's been unconfirmed sightings of them since. So, it's a small chance that they might be still alive.

1 million year ago, in North and South America, lived a legendary killer. Smilodon, the most powerful Big Cat of all time. As big as a Lion, and armed with lethal 8 inch long saber fangs. As scary as they were, fossil records showed that some Smilodons were found together. If they're anything like Lions, they may have lived in family groups with several females and their cubs and with one male.

3 million years ago, in Africa where the first Human ancestors were around, lived a large creepy like ancestor of the Elephant. The Deinotherium, strangely this Elephant has downward curved fang like tusks, and a short truck. It's thought the tusk design was for scrapping bark from trees.

36 million years ago, living in the Tethys Sea, lived the most scary looking whale. Basilosaurus, at first people thought they were reptiles, because of their snake like body. But found out they are actually an early Whale.

65 million years ago, the continent of North America met it's largest predator. Tyrannosaurus Rex, at first glance it's almost a monster itself. With their monster jaws crushing 12,800 pounds of force, and bone crushing teeth some of which are 13 inches long. But this 40 foot, 7 ton predator has a softer side. Female T. Rex are very caring of their offspring.

72 million years ago, in South America, lived a predatory dinosaur called Carnotaurus. The horns over their eyes gave them their name for meaning Meat Eating Bull, and they almost look like the Devil version of a dinosaur. But the horns were likely used for display.

But with Mythical creatures, like Vampires, Ghosts, Goblins and Zombies.

Some creatures could earn a Halloween spirit. Like Dragons, they've been legends for centuries, stories from them worldwide. If they were real, they would be the only Vertebrate creatures with 6 limbs. Since their are 2 different body designs of Dragons, one group with modified arms into wings. And the other with 4 legs and wings on the shoulder.

So, tomorrow, have a creepy Halloween.

Or as Madea would say, "Happy Hollerween."

Author's Note:

This version of Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures happens to be in the verse with Jurassic World. And will included Amber and Blue. After Wild Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Oh, in case if you don't know. I'm truly afraid of Spiders.

Ever seen a closeup picture of their eyes? Creeps me out. I think the creepiest of those are those of the Wolf Spider.