Scary sea creatures

A truly amazing collection of some of the lesser-known inhabitants of this planet we call Earth.

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Discover the incredible anglerfish, denizen of the ocean's deep, lightless realms. Learn how these predators attract their victims with bits of luminous flesh.

The largest crab on earth lives up to 1,000ft below sea level, and can measure up to 12ft from claw tip to claw tip. Why they are terrifying: Have you ever been nipped by a normal-sized crab? It hurts. A giant crab would probably nip your toe off.

creeps of the deep

“The underside of a sawfish”

Anglerfish by Andy Goralczyk This artist on Twitter

There’s always a bigger fish.

Scientific name: Eurypharynx pelecanoides. Covered in black, velvety skin is this eel-like monster, which resides in the darkness of the ocean 3,000 metres below the surface. Most notable is the gulper's enormous, pouch-like mouth, which can be opened wide enough to swallow a fish much larger than itself. Bonus creepy fact: Not pictured is the gulper eel's very long, whip-like tail which contains numerous tentacles that glow pink and give off occasional bright-red flashes.