Oceans have always been a mystery for humans; after all we have just explored 5% of the
vast azures!
Isn’t that shocking how less we know of our world?
Well, unawareness is often accompanied by fear and when you are talking about deep waters,
fear only gets REAL!
The blue waves may look inviting but once you dive deep into the unknown, creepy creatures
pop up to scare the hell out of you!
Allow us to introduce you to 10 of these creepy creatures that you may meet underwater, say
HELLOOOO to them!
Number 10.
Dragonfish A creature that lives in such depths where
no light reaches is sure to be creepy!
Well the dragonfish has made its home as deep as 5000 meters and you don’t need us to
tell you how extreme the conditions get at that depth!
Should we say it is a pretty tough creature?
Tough we don’t know but scary for sure!
Oh boy have you seen its fangs which he uses to catch its prey?
But not everything about this dragon is so frightening; the light producing barbell for
that matter that hangs from its lower jaw is kinda cute!
Number 9.
Northern Stargazer We bet you’ll scream with fright once you
set eyes on a Northern Stargazer, such is its appearance!
This 56cm long creature can be found as deep as 37meters where it hides under sand and
waits for its prey.
This creature has a brownish body with same sized white spots on the head and back along
with dark horizontal stripes on its white tail.
But the best part is its electric organs which helps feeding by electrocuting small fish.
Be ugly, hide in sand, electrocute and eat; wow what a life!
Number 8.
Viperfish Any sea creature with long needle like teeth
is the image of epic disaster and what do we do when we spot a disaster?
Yea, we run or rather in this case, swim AWAY!
A viperfish can grow up to 30cm in length and that is obviously not why we are scared
of it!
The fish has teeth so sharp and long that it can’t close its mouth completely.
It uses its light producing organs to flash light on and off to lure its prey close and
attack it.
You aren’t going towards light in water; viperfish may meet you smiling wide with its
open fangs!
Number 7.
Goblin Shark You’ll be glad to know that this shark is
a rarity, we can surely thank it!
This ‘living fossil’ has an elongated flattened snout with nail like teeth, enough
to scare us beyond belief!
Ranging from 3-4 meters in length, the Goblin Shark has a fascinating lineage of 125 million
years.
Since only a few of them have been involuntarily caught by deep sea fisheries, not much is
known about them.
But hello, that appearance is creepy and hence it made it to the list!
Number 6.
Vampire Squid The name itself is scary but don’t worry
it isn’t going to suck blood out of you!
Well the name comes from its red eyes, probably the only vampire like quality it possesses.
This creature born to live in lightless depths in oxygen minimum zone grows no more than
30cm; that kinda lessens our fear!
There is a webbing of skin covering the 8 arms all lined with rows of fleshy spines.
Disturb it and it will curl itself outwards, turning inside out in a way, exposing its
spines and that surely is scary!
Number 5.
Anglerfish If you’ve seen Finding Nemo, you are well
aware of this scary creature.
Yea, it totally terrified the kids, oh those poor souls!
The anglerfish uses its light emitting organs to attract its prey; shouldn’t we call it
a smart move?
Well, even the mating is very smart in this case.
The males cannot survive on their own so search for a mate and attach to it like a parasite.
Cool!
Number 4.
Frilled shark Found as deep as 1500meters in certain patches
of Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the frilled shark has been termed as a ‘living fossil’,
thanks to its primitive features!
The shark supports a 2 meters long dark brown eel like body.
Its 6 pairs of gill slits give it the name frilled!
Another interesting fact about this ‘shark’ is that it captures its prey by bending and
lunging forward imitating a snake as it swallows the prey.
Much to our relief it isn’t spotted much, yippee!
Number 3.
Chimaera Informally known as ghost shark, Chimaera
stands true to its name!
As per fossil record, they were a diverse group but today their closest relative is
the shark.
But the more interesting fact here it that they branched off from sharks some 400 MILLION
years ago and have remained isolated thereafter!
Confined to deep waters today, this shark is best hidden from humans.
After all who wants to see scary creatures during their dive?
Number 2.
The trio Many of you have heard about the whalefish,
the deep sea female predators with large mouths, tiny eyes and whale liked body.
Then what about the bignoses?
Only found as male and lacking entire digestive tracts, having a short life span.
Alright so you know about the tapetails, right?
Only found as juveniles with long delicate tails.
These three aren’t different fishes but a single family!
Yes we have been wrong for a while but the truth has been told now!
The tapetails develop either into whale mouthed females who prey on other fish or into big
nosed males who rarely eat and live only to mate.
That is one shocking family we must say!
Number 1.
Goose barnacles When they washed up on shore in Wales back
in 2010, the vacationers were truly stunned.
Nobody knew where they came from and what they really were.
The filter feeding crustaceans live attached to hard surfaces like rocks and not much is
known about them.
But their appearance is like nothing else and kinda creeps out some people.
Well you aren’t calling a bunch of tentacles with shells on them as something ordinary,
would you?
Which of these creepy sea creatures frightened you the most?
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