If you're looking for some of the creepiest deep sea creatures on the planet, look
no further than the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean directly east of the Philippines.
Neither these scary looking sea monsters nor the trench itself,
largely considered one of the creepiest places in the ocean, are for the faint of heart.
The deepest part of any of Earth's oceans, the Mariana Trench is five times longer than the Grand
Canyon and would be 7000 feet deeper than Mount Everest if the peak was submerged there. There
is no sunlight at 3280 feet below the surface; the pressure at the bottom is 1000 times greater than
at sea level and the temperature hovers just above freezing. Any living animals swimming in its murky
depths require specialized adaptations, such as bioluminescence, AKA the ability to glow in the
dark, or glowing photophores, bodily organs that emit light, to survive.
The creatures that live in the Mariana Trench have adapted,
but they've adopted terrifying appearances in exchange. Scientists and filmmakers continue to
study the largely unexplored area, but who are these creepy Mariana Trench creatures, and what
makes them special? - Here's Top 10 The Creepy Creatures Who Live In The Mariana Trench. -
number 10. Goblin Shark. - You can always identify a goblin shark by its protruding, flattened snout.
They also have between 31 to 62 rows of lower teeth and 35 to 53 rows of upper teeth sticking
out of their scary looking jaws. Specialized joints allow these jaws to move forward.
Goblin sharks are slow moving and track their prey using smell, sight, and electro perception
to wait until their victim is unaware. There have only been a few sightings of these sharks,
so they are believed to be extremely rare. - number 9. Fanfin Seadevil. - Fanfin seadevils
are a type of angler fish, and they have a bioluminescent lure used in attracting prey
as well as in avoiding becoming prey itself. The hairy looking spikes on its body are sensors that
help the fish balance as well as check the water for surrounding entities and prey, not
unlike a cat's whiskers. Fanfin seadevils may be some of the scariest creatures you've ever seen,
but at least they're tiny. Females are about six to eight inches long while males are even smaller,
measuring only about a half inch in length. The males are known as sexual parasites,
and during the mating process, they latch onto the female and essentially fuse themselves permanently
onto her body in order to reproduce. - number 8. Zombie Worm. - Zombie worms,
also called osedax, are not your typical zombies. Instead of brains, these creepy creatures eat the
bones of whales and other fish. But because they don't actually have mouths, zombie worms secrete
acid to dissolve the bone and bacteria. Then, the worm digests the protein and fat. Incidentally,
the females are the bone eaters while the males live inside the females. They certainly
make human zombies sound a lot more normal. - number 7. Deep Sea Hatchetfish. - Hatchetfish
get their name from the shape of their bodies, which are extremely thin and blade like.
They have large eyes that are sensitive to light and point upward, allowing them to see food
coming from above. These unusual fish also possess glowing photophores along their sides and bellies,
allowing them to hide in the ocean depths by countering the light coming from above.
This makes them nearly invisible to both predators and prey in the ocean's depths. -
number 6. Dumbo Octopus. - Dumbo octopuses look like characters straight out of a Disney movie.
In fact, they got their name from the Disney elephant with similar long, floppy ears. On the
octopus, these floppy ears are actually fins, but, like Dumbo's, they are used to fly, in this case,
through the water. The Dumbo octopus has a semi translucent body and a squat shape,
growing up to 12 inches long. Of all octopus species, they are the deepest living, some inhabit
the depths as low as 23000 feet. - number 5. Fangtooth Fish. -
These fish could be straight out of a horror movie and are named after their scary teeth that,
in relation to their body size, are the largest in the ocean. In fact, their teeth are so long,
the roof of their mouths have special pockets in which to store them when their jaws are closed.
Fangtooth fish do not have good eyesight, and they are believed
to hunt by literally bumping into their prey, sensing vibrations and movement in the water. -
number 4. Comb Jelly. - Comb jellies are the ravers of the sea. Their transparent bodies
are adorned with tiny bioluminescent combs that refract light as they move,
giving them the appearance of shimmering rainbows. They have no bones or shells and are made up of
more than 95 percent water. Comb jellies have two tentacles that they use to pull food into
their mouths. These jellies are also cannibals, even eating comb jellies bigger than themselves. -
number 3. Telescope Octopus. - This creepy creature is transparent and practically colorless,
so it can easily hide its ghost like appearance from predators in the murky depths.
Telescope octopuses are found between 500 and 6500 feet below sea level and can reach up to
eight inches long. It gets its name from its tubular eyes, which are able to rotate. To
hunt their prey, they simply hide in the dark and move their eyes around like tentacles. -
number 2. Deep Sea Dragonfish. - Dragonfish are one of many of the deep sea's super black fish.
They have extremely large teeth as well as photophores along their sides that glow,
attracting both prey and mates. This peculiar fish has a long protrusion on its chin,
also equipped with a photophore, which it uses like a fishing pole to lure in its victims.
Although they look terrifying, they are actually only about six inches long. -
number 1. Vampire Squid. - The vampire squid is the last surviving member of the Vampyromorphida
order and shares similarities with both the squid and the octopus.
Like the Dumbo octopus, it has ear like fins that help it swim, and it's jellyfish like
gelatinous body allows it to move quickly. Vampire squid are also covered in photophores
that allow them to create patterned light shows to confuse their prey. When threatened,
this creepy creature can pull the webbing between its tentacles over its head to hide. -
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