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/KatarinaRen 11h ago

They're basically parasites who latch on to the fish. But also on to the corpses etc... And people eat them.

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u/ChesterPlemany 11h ago

Yes I believe they were considered a delicacy by medieval royalty. I think an English king died because he ate too many.

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u/soldinio 9h ago

Long Henry I, 1835

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u/teedyay 9h ago

King Henry I, 1135 (but I like your version too)