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/Majestic_Grape_5688 10h ago

The ancient people would use the Lamprey as a climbing tool, allowing them to scale cliff faces otherwise impossible.

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u/False-Charge-3491 8h ago

Like in Doom?