When it comes to being fearsome, however, Mr. D, as he is known, is surprisingly ho-hum.
At some undefined stage (the photographs in InSights, the NRA's magazine for junior members, suggest it comes when children are about seven or eight), guns change from being fearsome objects, better left alone, to items that children are positively encouraged to possess.InSights is not a publication the NRA is keen to advertise.
Emperor penguins are excellent swimmers, but leopard seals – some of Antarctica's top predators – are known for being fearsome hunters.
Spiders have a reputation for being fearsome, freaky nightmare fuel, but some 100 million years ago, a baby insect existed that kept the arachnids up at night.
This was done by tactical nous, taking your opportunities, being fearsome in defence and destructive on the deck; but everyone knows, one swallow doesn't make a summer and as Italy have learnt backing up a winning performance doesn't always come easily.
Great white sharks might have a reputation for being fearsome predators, but they're actually just very curious, National Geographic notes.
