do sci-fi aliens from space creep you out what if i told you that deep below our ocean's surface
there are real-life monsters in the deepest part of the ocean called the mariana trench
you will find some of the most ugly creepy and downright scary creatures
here are 10 scary mariana trench creatures that you've never seen before stick around for our
number one pick you won't believe that this animal is real number 10 sea devil angler fish this fish
has gotten pretty famous over the last few years the deep sea angler fish was featured in a famous
disney movie about a little lost clownfish this fish has been giving kids nightmares ever since
these gruesome looking dudes live mostly in cold deep waters and are found in the mariana trench
the angler fish has a bony rod that sticks out of its head that it uses to fish for other fish
depending on the species of angler the rod will have some sort of lure on the
end to attract their dinner some anglers have frilly lures that resemble other sea creatures
the deep sea angler has a bioluminescent lure that lights up the pitch black water once a bedazzled
prey are close enough the anglerfish snaps its jaws tight and finishes their meal off with their
sea jellyfish that likes to live near the bottom of the ocean and while they may be very small
they're very deadly hunters the bethacodon uses 1500 wisp-like tentacles to move through the water
they're different from most other jellyfish mean that they are opaque versus being translucent
the round top of their body called the bell is a red color and hides a very deadly secret many
of the life forms in the deep mariana trench have bioluminescence which could cause a problem for a
translucent jellyfish once it consumed its glowing meal the luminescence would be visible through the
jelly's clear body giving off a warning to any nearby prey bethecodon have learned to hide its
victims with its red bell so that it can stay in the prowl hunting for more prey number seven
the goblin shark the goblin shark is something straight out of a nightmare
they have long flat snouts that thrust off the front of their face like a sword they can grow
up to 18 feet long but have been described by scientists as having flabby pink skinned bodies
they are very slow swimmers but make up for that with their insanely scary heads they can thrust
their lower jaw out at 10 feet per second and snatch up their meal scientists have dubbed this
a slingshot feeding style once the prey has been snapped up the goblin shark's rows of razor-sharp
teeth finish the job the goblin shark lives on a diet of squid fish and crustaceans and
to make these sharks even creepier they hunt these critters using an electromagnetic sensors on the
bottom of their noses i can't think of anything scarier than this guy number six barrel eye fish
speaking of aliens this fish looks like it comes from mars fishermen in 1939 could not believe what
they caught when they pulled a barrel fish from their net though it was a small brown fish of only
four inches it had one very disturbing attribute the top of its head was translucent and the huge
eyes pointed upward to stare out of the top of its head scientists believe that the barrelfish
evolved to have these traits to help it see both prey and predators in the almost pitch black
mariana trench because of the vast depths of the trench not much is known about this alien before
we keep going let me tell you that number one and number two will blow your mind off that being said
number five the comb jellies at number five on our list are the comb jellies who look like jellyfish
scientists have found that they're actually not even related to jellyfish though
these deep sea animals are found as far back in the fossil record as 500 million years ago
comb jelly bodies are made up almost entirely of water giving them an ethereal look they have rows
of combs made of tiny cilia which they use to move through the water to enhance their beautiful look
they are bioluminescent and produce blue and green light that is reflected by the cilia making it all
the more beautiful you might be wondering what these dazzling creatures are doing on our list
well their feeding habits are even weirder than their appearance their usual prey are
small plankton and fish larvae but in times where the food supply is limited comb jellies will eat
their babies in order to survive cannibalism earns them a spot on our list number four
deep sea hatchet fish i would not want to stumble upon a deep sea hatchet fish
these are not large but they have some physical characteristics to make you cringe these fish
only grow to about six inches at the largest they're very skinny and from the side are shaped
like the head of a hatchet because of their small size they have a lot of predators in the deep sea
this has led them to develop a very unique adaptation like many deep sea creatures the
hatchet fish has bioluminescence the way they use this light is particular to their species though
they match the level of light in the water surrounding them and it makes them essentially
invisible it only gets creepier from there the hatchet fish have huge empty looking eyes
their silvery scales are very delicate and can rub off easily which almost makes them look
like their flesh is rotting so just to recap dead looking demon eyes the appearance of rotting fish
and they can make themselves look invisible sounds like a nightmare to me
number three zombie worms at first glance the zombie worm might not look very scary
they almost look like a fake plant you would use to decorate a goldfish tank
these worms though live up to their hardcore name with their behavior the zombie worm secretes an
acid that helps them dissolve and eat fish and whale bones the worms attach themselves to the
bones of dead animals that have sunk to the bottom they drill into the bones with their roots and
take hold at this point their acid starts to break down the bone structure and the worms utilize a
symbiotic bacteria to convert the proteins and fats from the bones into nutrients that they can
absorb for energy they also pull in oxygen from the water by wiggling their feathery branches
these worms are ghoulish but do a necessary job at the ocean's floor they help to clean the debris
from thousands of dead animals my pick for today is the cutest guy on this list but still a savage
that being number two the dumbo octopus the dumbo octopus is another mariana trench animal
that might not look very intimidating at first glance the octopus is so downright adorable that
it was named after the sweet animated elephant it has big floppy ears deep set eyes and eight baby
tentacles at their largest the dumbo octopus only grows about 12 inches it flaps its large
ears to propel itself through the water further strengthening the comparison to disney's dumbo
even though these fellows are adorable they are very tough they have to be living so deep under
the water they are in fact the deepest living octopus species but we humans might think this
octopus is cute the small plankton snails and worms that dwell at the sea floor would disagree
the dumbo octopus is a voracious hunter that stalks and attacks its prey with a killer instinct
they swoop down on their prey and swallow it whole number one the deep sea dragon fish here we are at
number one and we've saved the best for last if looks could kill then the deep sea dragon fish
would be lethal they have long fang-like teeth that are transparent they swim around with their
mouths open just waiting for something to chomp down on instead of scales these fish have a slimy
skin that looks like an eel there is one species of dragonfish called the stoplight loose jaw
the loose jaw is the only fish that is known to produce a red bioluminescence
they have small red orbs just below their eyes that look like stoplights this works as a very
successful hunting tool since most of their prey are not able to see the color red in essence
it is a super creepy deep-sea pair of night vision goggles this guy also has a huge mouth
his jaw is one quarter the length of his body and he can dislocate his head in order to gobble up
fish twice his size i can't think of anything scarier than this guy thank you for watching
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