10+ sea creatures that inspire horror (15 photos + 2 videos)

The vast expanses of the world's oceans are inhabited by unusual and amazing creatures. The heroes of this collection have one common feature - the presence of many limbs.

1. Promachocrinus fragarius (or Antarctic strawberry feather star)





Last week, scientists discovered a previously unknown creature in the waters of Antarctica. It is about 20 cm long and has 20 tentacles.



The tiny protrusion on which all these limbs are attached is shaped like a strawberry. Hence the unusual name of the species.

2. Magnapinna





This deep-sea squid lives in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. The body length, including tentacles, reaches 12 meters.

3. Tripod fish (Bathypterois grallator)



The “legs” of this fish are extensions of the pectoral fins and tail, and they can reach a meter in length. For most of its life, the fish stands on the bottom, turning against the current and opening its mouth. So she catches small prey without much difficulty.

4. Sunflower starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides)



Sunflower stars are the largest among their relatives. They have two dozen tentacles and more than 15,000 small legs. They can also shed tentacles and grow new ones.

5. Portuguese Man of War



The length of the tentacles of this creature can reach 30 m, and their poison is dangerous to humans.

6. Giant amphipod (Alicella gigantea)



The largest specimen captured on an underwater camera has a body length of 34 cm.

7. Sea Spider



They have long and thin legs that can reach 50-70 cm.

8. Radiolaria



Single-celled, but with seven limbs (pseudopods).

9. "Ghost" deep-sea jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea)



The length of the tentacles is about 10 meters, and the width of the “bell” is one meter.

10. Giant isopod



The largest of the caught individuals reached a length of 76 cm and weighed 1.7 kg. They have a total of 14 thoracic legs (pereopods).

11. Basket star



This subspecies of darter is distinguished by a huge number of limbs, which are used to capture and hold prey.

12. Common Nautilus



The nautilus's mouth is surrounded by numerous arms (approximately 90).

13. Palm thief

 

There are also plenty of scary creatures on land. This species of decapod crayfish is one of the largest terrestrial arthropods: its body length reaches 40 cm and its weight reaches 4 kg.

14. English sundew



The surface of sundew leaves is covered with numerous glandular hairs, at the ends of which droplets of viscous liquid protrude to catch insects.

15. Citheronia regalis



The king moth larva grows up to 30 centimeters in length. Despite its menacing horns and 16 legs, this caterpillar is harmless.

16. Eumillipes persephone



A new species of centipede with 1,300 legs has been discovered in Australia. The creature was found in a mine at a depth of 60 meters.