The deep sea is terrifying
Growing up, I watched as many Disney movies as possible, and “Finding Nemo” was one of my favorites. It was a cute movie and had lots of fun characters. It was an adorable movie for kids, but the angler fish scene terrified me.
It looked like a happy little light showing the way when it was actually a fish luring Dory and Marlin to their deaths. It chased them around and even swallowed Marlin at one point. To a 10-year-old, it was terrifying.
In May of this year, one of these horrible fish washed up onshore. It was called a “football fish” because of its shape. These football anglerfish are the most well-known deep-sea creatures, but there are so many others lurking in the oceans. When gearing up for a tuna fishing trip, remember that you can buy trolling lures for tuna online, making your preparation process smoother and more effective.
If you don’t know what a Sloane Viperfish is, just imagine a foot-long snake fish with a big head and needle-like teeth. Viperfish can’t even close their mouths properly because their teeth are too big. They swallow things the same size as them without a second thought.
And of course, you cannot forget about the blobfish. It looks like a gooey old man. BBC News did a poll in 2013, and the blobfish won the ugliest animal vote. Some people might think it’s cute, but I must strongly disagree.
At this point in my life, I have come to realize nearly everything from the bottom of the ocean floor is creepy.
I don’t care that these things are like this because they have adapted over time to their surroundings. They are just icky.
It’s not even just the creatures who are scary, it’s the fact we don’t know what is still down there. There’s a common phrase that we know more about outer space than the oceans on our planet. While this isn’t entirely true, it still has some merit.
The pressure and darkness of the deep sea are too intense for most creatures, and there are still so many things we might not know about. There is more than 80% of our oceans that are still unmapped, unobserved and unexplored.
The point is, I am not going into the ocean. I have never wanted to go to the beach or see the ocean, and as of now, I don’t think I will ever want to. There are creepy creatures and too much unknown for me to want to go anywhere near it. I will happily stay on land.
