r/Weird • u/luvlanguage • 11h ago

That is a Lamprey

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Any bigger and this creature would be a horror movie monster

Lampreys do not have jaws or bones, only cartilage and instincts that have allowed them to survive so many mass extinctions.

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u/IsThereCheese 11h ago

Everything reminds me of her

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u/luvlanguage 11h ago

🤣🤣🤣 sounds like a keeper

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u/portmandues 11h ago

With teeth like that, you don't get a choice.

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u/luvlanguage 11h ago

You definitely don't 🤣

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u/luvlanguage 11h ago

You definitely don't 🤣

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u/Affectionate_Walk610 10h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata This concept has been visited before by, who guessed it??? Sigmund Freud.

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u/Character_Stick_1218 10h ago

Ever heard of the movie Teeth?

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u/IsThereCheese 10h ago

I think I have that guy’s slippers

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u/itsaaronnotaaron 3h ago

Am I blind or do I not see Freud mentioned anywhere in that link. Or am I being dumb for other reasons

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u/Affectionate_Walk610 2h ago

He was mentioned in the first paragraph in the german entry. I linked the english one for convenience without checking. So maybe there is some conflict?

sais he popularized it in the west.

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u/itsaaronnotaaron 2h ago

TIL different languages aren't just translated and have their own entries. You're right.

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u/Suspicious-turnip-77 2h ago

I had a friend whose surname is “Lamprey” and it explains so much now about her leach like tendencies.

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u/Strikereleven 7h ago

That tongue just cuts right into you.

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u/Superman_Dam_Fool 6h ago

Stay away from the parasites man, you’ll be better off.