How Can These Disgustingly Scary Deep-Sea Creatures Even Exist?

When you swim in the ocean, do you ever wonder what’s lurking below the waves? You know there’s stuff down there. But exactly WHAT is the real question. Well after taking a gander, let me tell you one special fact.

Ignorance is bliss.

Because after seeing these 15 scary crazy sea creatures in action… I may never even take a bath again.

1. Water Bear

Water Bear

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These little micro-animals may be less than 1 mm long, but are the first animals that are known to survive the vacuum of space.

2. Mola Mola

Mola Mola

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The largest bony fish, it can weight 5000 lbs.

3. Red-Lipped Batfish

Red-Lipped Batfish

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Wow, too much lipstick?

4. Ribbon Eel

Ribbon Eel

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These actually change genders as they grow up!

5. Pink See-Through Fantasia

Pink See-Through Fantasia

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What’s up with these transparent guy? Haven’t they heard of decorum?

6. Squidworm

Squidworm

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The 10 tentacle-like appendages on the squidworm’s head are longer than its whole body and are used to collect food from the water.

7. Sarcastic Fringehead

Sarcastic Fringehead

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8. Barreleye

Barreleye

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His transparent head shows you his brains!

9. Blobfish

Blobfish

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It was voted the world’s ugliest animal, any guess why?

10. Goblin Shark

Goblin Shark

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11. Salp

Salp

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These little guys eat all the carbon in the water, helping the planet.

12. Bobbit Worm

Bobbit Worm

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Growing up to 10 feet in length, they can break a fish in half with the force of their blow.

13. Comb Jellies

Comb Jellies

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The rainbow of colors is not due to bioluminescence, but rather light scattered from the moving cilia used by the comb jellies to move through the water.

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Whoa. I wonder what the phobia name for a fear of sea creatures so scary that you’ll cringe at even turning on a faucet is. Something tells me it’s about to get a whole lot more used. I truly wonder how I’ll be able to get to sleep tonight…

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