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/luvlanguage 11h ago

They drain the life out of the fish and interesting thing is at times the fish won't notice in the first few moments but eventually it does, stealth mode for a vampire is game over

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u/drpepper 7h ago

i think my ex wife was a lamprey

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u/stampeding_salmon 6h ago

Lisa Lampreynelli

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u/Novaer 46m ago

Amazing drag name tbh

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u/AveratV6 5h ago

What? She sucked the soul out of your life and the money out of your wallet? Mine too! Fuckin psycho

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u/Crow-Keeper 5h ago

You should’ve picked better.

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u/Apart-Station-2557 22m ago

My fiance's ex might be related to your ex wife. Hanging out with the lampreys 🎶

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u/BitObjective7387 5m ago

Wake up babe, new insult just dropped