15+ Nightmarish Creatures of the Deep Sea

Published on 06/07/2017
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Giant Squid

Yes, its real. Now, before you go ahead a plan that yacht trip in the Caribbean just remember this guy will be just underneath the water with you. Even though this squid has a history of being mythical or the product of scruffy sailor tales, in 2005 researcher Tsunemi Kubodera succeeded in filming a live specimen. Records show that the largest recorded was a whopping 59 feet long and are considered the largest living invertebrates on Earth. With eight tentacles, enormous eyes and a fearsome beak, its no shock these creatures are able to feed on small whales, yes whales. Can anyone say calamari?

Giant Squid

Giant Squid

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Dragonfish

Although it would be really cool, this fish doesn’t breath fire and anything along those lines. It does look as if a fish died and this thing is its next hellish form. Having buoyant eggs, the life of the Dragonfish begins close to the surface but as it hatches, it travels more than 1.5 miles down to the dark depths. Not unlike others that inhabit these black waters, they develop a bio-luminescence on a protruding needle just under their jaw that is used for hunting and one can only suppose defense from predators. Its then fair to say then that this would scare us aware much faster than any predator.

Dragonfish

Dragonfish

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