Darn it, I was going to post that!
Andrea Jud was wandering on a beach at Gabr el-Bint, Egypt when she spotted this nightmarish creature around 40 feet
Oh, shit NOOOO! Pesco’s gonna say 40 feet long!!
from the water.
Man, that was close.
Hagfish to a degree gruesomely figure in Martin Cruz Smith’s detective thriller novel Polar Star. Perhaps worth a read (for some) just for the hagfish scene.
I love that album.
It was so silly I couldn’t resist to do a S***post…
That’s where I first came across them. That autopsy scene suddenly veers off in to “Alien” territory. I was thinking “WTF!” Have then looked the critters up, I was even more repelled
Same here but worth it given how it introduced me to the Arkady Renko books. Good stuff.
This creature resembles the ancient Macedonian snake cult mascot Glycon.
Gylcon was worshipped in the 160s AD as a god.
Glycon - Wikipedia
Arkady Renko has seen some shit, alright.
I like how naturally the characters react, and that the eel just goes to find somewhere dark to lie low. Rather more scary and believable than…
Russian criminals tend to deliver.
My favorite saying to close any argument in polite conversation.
Ever seen a hippo skull? Looks like something Predator would ride.
Aww man, now everyone knows. Gonna have to change gods. How about Marcel the Shell with Shoes On?
Glycon is dead!
Long live Glycon!!!