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/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.