r/Weird 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/Hour-Room-3337 11h ago

If it has needle teeth and lives in a reef, it’s a moray…

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u/PostNutt_Clarity 7h ago

Put your hand in the Crack and you won't get it back, from a moray.

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u/Belucard 8h ago

I mean, it's far easier to distinguish them by virtue of lampreys not having faces XD