Dutch Devil

The Dutch devil is a gigantic carnivore arthropod that inhabits the Outback, the northern jungles and the northeastern wetlands. From stinger to head it is around 28 meters long. Despite these dimensions it is extremely mobile and can easily catch up to a running man. To kill its prey it has numerous equally sadistic weapons at its disposal. These include iron-laced pincers and a stinger, alongside a body covered in calcium carbonate plating for armour protection that will cause small calibre rounds to simply bounce off. Fortunately its face is fairly vulnerable, which has been its historical weakness in myths surrounding the creature. The stinger is filled with over a litre of an extremely naughty cocktail, its primary components being fast acting necrotic agents and noxious neurotoxins, so the Dutch devil's victims will rot alive unable to escape to safety. The pincers use a muscle mechanism similar to the mantis shrimp's, giving the animal incredible melee capabilities. It's not unheard of for an individual to rip open an armoured vehicle with its claws and eat the crew inside. Fortunately Dutch devils are fairly rare due to their slow reproductive rate and timidness. They only approach human settlements in times of great famine, which are short and a long time from each other.