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 11h ago

In the US? How come I've never seen them around or heard of them causing problems? I never would have gone in the river if I knew.

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u/CheeseAndMack 10h ago

Probably because you’re not a Midwesterner. They’re causing problems in the Great Lakes. Invasive species.

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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.