We all like to get a closer look at some dangerous and
creepy creatures, and sometimes we really should know
better than to look into the eyes
of some of these monsters.
Many are familiar to us, but in this video we present
some serious creepy real life monsters
that you haven't heard of and will wish
that you never see again!
Creepy Creatures:
Real Life Monsters that will Shock and Horrify
This tongue eating louse is an alien-like parasite
that enters fish through their gills,
attaches itself to the fishes tongue, which it then eats
and inhabits their mouths.
This vulgar creature doesn't affect the ability of the fish
to feed and acts as a kind of prosthetic tongue.
Next time you have fish for dinner
remember to check its mouth, because
you might find something unsavoury on the menu!
With a face only a mother could love,
you know when you're looking at something
you'd struggle to dream up in your worst nightmare.
The Blobfish is a deep-sea beastie where many
of the weird and not so wonderful creatures
of this world seem to dwell.
This one has been called the world's ugliest animal.
As a result of pressure, this fish is little more than
a gelatinous mass,
which basically means it floats above the sea bed
and not much else, because it waits for food
to float towards it.
Having said that, it looks more bizarre out of water
than it does in it (as shown in this picture).
So you're probably thinking it's better off being left alone
in the deep sea - out of sight, out of mind!
This parasitic creature featuring a horrific
looking mouth is a Lamprey.
It is a jawless fish with a toothed funnel-like mouth,
which has a ghastly ability to bore into the flesh of other
fish to suck their blood.
They do this by attaching their mouth part to the body
using their teeth to cut through surface tissues
until they reach blood and body fluids.
This pest is a curse to fish but rarely attack humans
unless starved, and our interaction with them
is more likely as them being a meal on our dinner tables.
However, there are dark tales told
including that of a Roman master attempting
to punish his slave for breaking a glass
by throwing him into a Lamprey pond.
Anglerfish literally take after their name,
but these fishermen of the sea are really ugly.
They can use a luminescent organ in deep dark sea
to lure fish to what they believe to be food,
which you might say is an original approach
to deep sea fishing.
Sometimes called Sea Devils for obvious reasons,
they have huge heads with enormous
crescent-shaped mouths full of long fang-like teeth
that point inwards for grabbing
and trapping ensnared prey.
It can distend its jaw and stomach to allow it to swallow
prey twice its own size!
Bizarrely, in some species the male attaches to the
female for reproduction and becomes like a parasite,
relying on the female's blood and nutrients
- sometimes with several males attched to her.
This slippery creature is creepier than many things
under the sea.
The Hagfish produces slime which is why
its also known as a 'Slime Eel'.
The only living thing on Earth with a skull, but no spine,
this is one vile specimen.
When captured and held they can exude upto twenty
litres of this slime combined with water.
They can escape their predators by doing this as a
distraction to a predators' ability to breathe.
It would sure be disturbing!
They can also suffocate prey in this way and drag them
into their burrows to feed.
These things are repugnant, being known to
devour dead or dying fish from the inside out!
The Goblin Shark is an ambush predator
found in all of the world's oceans,
and has a horn-like snout that looks like a sword blade,
an extendible jaw and needle sharp teeth,
which all in all makes for a creature that looks like
something from a horrific nightmare.
You'll be pleased to know that it's rare,
so you're unlikely to find it lurking in wait for you!
Now this fish is a living fossil if ever there was one!
For it has many primitive features.
It can swallow it prey whole,
probably by lunging forward like a snake.
Once caught, its needle-like teeth mean that there is
no escape from this repulsive relic.
It can't deliver the bite of a Great White Shark,
but its extreme gape allows it to swallow prey
one half its own size.
It looks like a sea serpent, and beware what lurks
beneath the surface, because cryptozoologists
have discussed the idea of a giant relative living today,
hidden in the deeps.
The Piranha
This seemingly innocent looking fish,
well-known for its powerful jaw and sharp teeth,
seems to take on a whole different monstrous character
when it opens its mouth.
Native to South American rivers, its teeth are tightly
packed, interlocking and blade-like for rapid puncture
and tearing of prey.
Relative to its size it has jaw muscles that can produce
one of the most powerful bites of all vertebrates
for ripping flesh to pieces.
Commonly thought to be ferocious carnivorous
pack predators, they actually school in groups for
protection and eat vegetable matter as well as meat.
Of course they're not so innocent, being known to attack
humans and some have lost their lives through
bites or being eaten.
Thankfully, the chances are - despite all the
horror stories - you're unlikely to get into deep water
trouble with these critters, since they are more likely to
strike in low water when food is scarce.
So admittedly the Purple Frog isn't going to harm you,
but you've got to admit this is one weird frog!
It looks more like a huge blob of purple jelly with a face.
Sometimes called the Pignose Frog for obvious reasons
these round and bloated lumps live in southern India.
It was only relatively recently discovered,
probably because it spends most of its life
burrowing for termites underground,
which is where you might want these to stay
- out of sight!
The Naked Mole Rat, also known as the 'Sand Puppy',
looks anything but cute.
Native to east Africa they have tiny eyes and large teeth
adapted to life burrowing underground that gives
these creatures a grotesque appearance.
Strangely, new queen mole rats can expand their spines
to become bigger than other females to raise pups.
- which reminds us of the queen in the 'Alien' film.
Believe it or not, these little critters
live for up to thirty two years.
Thank you for watching.
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and why?
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