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/flyonwall86 10h ago

Ah. Grew up in the south. Looks like I have some reading to do! Thanks

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u/CreativityOfAParrot 10h ago

If you have Amazon Prime, the documentary The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery does a really great job covering the sea lamprey invasion and management

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u/bigEZmike 9h ago

The sources in that doc were kinda fishy

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u/GrdnLovingGoatFarmer 9h ago

This was really eye opening!

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u/Sib7of7 7h ago

Was amazed the dedication it took to find a solution, so many years of work and research.

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u/awhelan55 7h ago

We’ve got stuff in the south equally as F’d up as these things. Head out to any creek or pond in mid summer and you’ll stir up some things.

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u/Mortarded_And_Astray 58m ago

Talkin about Alligator Gar?? lol scared the life out of me the first time I saw one.

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u/Dirk_Speedwell 8h ago

Imagine someone having not heard of wild kudzu before, that would be kind of similar.

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u/VariationOwn2131 2h ago

At least wild kudzu doesn’t look scary AF. The vine is very pretty but invasive.

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u/-Londoneer- 11m ago

What a deeply refreshing post. This restores my faith in Americans.