Posted on Aug 9, 2022

31 Sea Creatures That Are Cool, Weird, And Absolutely Terrifying

I'll stay on land for now.

by Lauren Yapalater

BuzzFeed Staff

1. This hungry sea cow:

Time for a sea cow to eat! from OceansAreFuckingLit

2. This sea cucumber, which is devouring everything around it:

🔥 Sea cucumber eating, using its feet looking like tentacles surrounding its mouth. from NatureIsFuckingLit

3. Whatever this thing is:

🔥 Sea-spider-dog-centipede-spade-vacuum from NatureIsFuckingLit

4. This seemingly grumpy frogfish:

🔥A small hairy frogfish on the move. Frogfish 'walk' on stubby fins to get around, which is slow-going from NatureIsFuckingLit

5. This feather star:

A swimming Feather Star (Crinoid). The earliest known crinoid groups date back to the Ordovician, 480 million years ago. from OceansAreFuckingLit

6. This sea angel:

The Sea Angel. A small, carnivorous, swimming sea slug. from OceansAreFuckingLit

7. Whatever the hell this shadow monster is:

Anyone knows the name of this creature? from oceancreatures

8. This gulper eel and its very large mouth:

Gulper eel actively hunting for prey from CreaturesOfTheWater

9. This fish raver:

A Cuttlefish hypnotizing its prey by rapidly changing colors. from OceansAreFuckingLit

10. This screaming fish:

The fringehead from deepseacreatures

11. This starfish:

This video shows how a starfish moves. from Damnthatsinteresting

12. This tiny crab that can travel at the speed of light:

Horn-Eyed Ghost Crabs Can Move 100 Body-Lengths Per Second! from natureismetal

13. The sand dollar, because toooo many tiny moving things:

EVER SEEN A LIVE SAND DOLLAR?! from oceancreatures

14. This oarfish and all of its tentacles:

INCREDIBLE RARE SIGHTING - Juvenile Oarfish Captured by Wavelength Reef Cruises Master Reef Guide Tahn Miller. This weird and wonderful fish is suspected to be a juvenile Oarfish, they are usually only seen in the dark depths of the ocean, not on shallow coral reefs. A once in a lifetime sighting on from deepseacreatures

15. This jellyfish. Again, too many tentacles.

A jellyfish called the ‘Psychedelic Medusa’. Credit: NOAA from DiscoverEarth

16. This octopus that is a master of disguise:

🔥 Octopus changing multiple colors to blend in with surroundings; perfect camouflage. from NatureIsFuckingLit

17. This phantom jellyfish, or what I am now calling, a sea dementor:

Phantom jelly spotted 990 meters (3,250 feet) beneath the surface in Monterey Bay from deepseacreatures

18. This mother of all daddy long legs, but of the sea:

The Sea Spider, a mostly carnivorous predator and scavenger. They are most common in shallow waters, but can be found as deep as 7,000 metres (23,000 ft), and live in both marine and estuarine habitats. from deepseacreatures

19. The snailfish:

The Snailfish. This family of fish contains over 400 described species and can be found in depths ranging from shallow surface waters to greater than 8,000 meters (26,000 feet). from deepseacreatures

20. This multi-legged sea blob:

Headless chicken monster. from deepseacreatures

21. This nightclub of jellyfish:

🔥 Comb jellies lighting up the deep ocean. from NatureIsFuckingLit

22. This confused hairy frogfish:

The Hairy Frogfish. The first dorsal spine, the illicium, tips forward, and is modified for use like a fishing rod. from deepseacreatures

23. This squid which I think is a sea spirit:

Peacock squid - incredible creature. from deepseacreatures

24. This carpet shark with a large mouth:

Carpet Shark yawns. from deepseacreatures

25. This worm that can grow up to 10 feet long:

E. aphroditois, commonly known as the Bobbit Worm or Sand Striker; growing as long as 3 m (10 ft). It is an ambush predator, hunting by burrowing its body in the ocean floor and waiting until its antennae detect prey, striking with its sharp mandibles. from deepseacreatures

26. The basking shark:

The Basking Shark. The second-largest living shark and fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species. from deepseacreatures

27. The vampire squid, aka the blob of fear:

The vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has a grim reputation and name, but they're also extremely cool! from deepseacreatures

28. A basket starfish:

Basket Starfish from TheDepthsBelow

29. The ghost shark:

The Deep-Sea Chimaera (ghost shark, rat fish, spookfish). The stitch-like lines on its snout are tiny pores which lead to electroreceptors, sense organs able to detect electric fields. from deepseacreatures

30. Esmark's Brittle Star:

Esmark's Brittle Star from oddlyterrifying

How Goblin Shark eat a fish.

Don't worry, though, it's not all bad down there. THIS LITTLE GUY EXISTS!!!

fly tiny dumbo octopus. fly with your tiny ears. from deepseacreatures

31 Sea Creatures That Are Cool, Weird, And Absolutely Terrifying

1. This hungry sea cow:

What the:

2. This sea cucumber, which is devouring everything around it:

No thank you!

3. Whatever this thing is:

Lordt help us:

4. This seemingly grumpy frogfish:

BYE.

5. This feather star:

Cool, but definitely an alien:

6. This sea angel:

He's beautiful, but I just don't trust it.

7. Whatever the hell this shadow monster is:

Do not like:

8. This gulper eel and its very large mouth:

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9. This fish raver:

10. This screaming fish:

Nope!

11. This starfish:

Too. many. legs.

12. This tiny crab that can travel at the speed of light:

Nothing with claws should move that fast.

13. The sand dollar, because toooo many tiny moving things:

Uncomfy.

14. This oarfish and all of its tentacles:

Unsettling to me.

15. This jellyfish. Again, too many tentacles.

Would not want touching my foot.

16. This octopus that is a master of disguise:

Too sneaky.

17. This phantom jellyfish, or what I am now calling, a sea dementor:

Immediately no.

18. This mother of all daddy long legs, but of the sea:

Even more no.

19. The snailfish:

Do not want to swim next to this.

20. This multi-legged sea blob:

Kinda cute actually, but too many legs for a blob.

21. This nightclub of jellyfish:

Too trippy.

22. This confused hairy frogfish:

IDEK.

23. This squid which I think is a sea spirit:

🫣

24. This carpet shark with a large mouth:

Staying away.

25. This worm that can grow up to 10 feet long:

Nightmare.

26. The basking shark:

Absolutely not.

27. The vampire squid, aka the blob of fear:

I'm scared.

28. A basket starfish:

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29. The ghost shark:

PASS.

30. Esmark's Brittle Star:

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAA NO.

31. And finally, a goblin shark. For obvious reasons:

No. NOPE. NEVER.

Don't worry, though, it's not all bad down there. THIS LITTLE GUY EXISTS!!!

BYE. Happy swimming.

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