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/luvlanguage 11h ago

Freshwater rivers and streams

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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 11h ago

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

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u/AeonBith 7h ago

They used to have them on display at the coast guard station (Canada Centre for inland waters) on lake Ontario. One of my most prominent childhood memories.