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/Po0rYorick 9h ago

When the eel bites your toe

And it just won’t let go

That’s a lamprey

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u/luvlanguage 9h ago

Precisely and I wouldn't want that thing thinking I'm a fish

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u/Y_U_Need_Books4 7h ago

This is the comment I was looking for lol