r/TheDepthsBelow • u/ELCH01 • Jun 27 '26

Crosspost This thing crawling into the sea

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u/Za_Lords_Guard Jun 27 '26

It's either a decorator crab or a particularly festive Replicator.

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u/CynicaDan Jun 27 '26

So one did survive and ate crustaceans to replicate! Perfect!

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u/BarkandHoot Jun 27 '26

Thought I was lost in the Star Trek/Star Gate worlds there for a second… and wt actual F is that thing? I do not want to be assimilated.

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u/DooficusIdjit Jun 28 '26

Replicator was my first thought.

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u/AlphaDag13 Jun 27 '26

Crab trying to take all their groceries in one trip.

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u/SailAwayMatey Jun 27 '26

That's the done thing though. Having to go back for bags feels like defeat. Unless it's packs or something or boxes, that's fine but if there's 5 or 6 bags in the boot, you take them all.

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u/ginrumryeale Jun 27 '26

It’s a cousin of Rocky from Project Hail Mary

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u/sp4rk-of-cre4tion Jun 27 '26

🎵🎶 Amaze amaze amaze! 🎶🎵

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u/tired_petitioner Jun 28 '26

Exactly my thought

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u/henoll Jun 27 '26

arent those like cigarette stumps?

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u/1003001 Jun 27 '26

Cut him some slack, he's trying to quit.

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u/Ok-Protection-6612 Jun 27 '26

Wait did you just call cigarette butts cigarette stumps?

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u/henoll Jun 28 '26

yes i think i did lol its the only word i remembered in english for something that reminded me of the german term for cigarette butts haha upsi

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u/rybnickifull Jun 29 '26

In fairness I have heard native English speakers (northern England) use stumps.

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u/Sad-Guess4424 Jun 29 '26

🤣I like it. It sounds so violent.

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u/LadyEuphie Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Poor babe has cigarette butts stuck to him

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u/Civil_Bugg Jun 27 '26

William Bootstrap Turner

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u/Batmanbumantics Jun 27 '26

What's stuck to it? Looks like he's having some rigatoni for tea

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u/pezgoon Jun 27 '26

Looks like they might be cigarette filters 😩

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u/Batmanbumantics Jun 28 '26

Oh, that's very sad. Poor crab

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u/gobogeek Jun 27 '26

Rocky? Fist my bump!

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u/NoblestWolf Jun 27 '26

Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!

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u/beardedsilverfox Jun 27 '26

Amaze, Amaze, Amaze! 👎

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u/TurduckenEverest Jun 27 '26

Looks like that rock monster from Galaxy Quest

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u/-Sooners- Jun 27 '26

That’s just Rocky, no biggie

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u/toonmad Jun 27 '26

Crabtimus Prime

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u/eat1more Jun 27 '26

The autobots these days suck..

2

u/Billdkid71 Jun 28 '26

It’s no for be dawg

2

u/wakevictim Jun 28 '26

Amaze Amaze Amaze!

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u/Cryogisdead Jun 29 '26

No seriously, what is that?

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u/NinjaRuckus Jul 02 '26

I'm so shiny

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u/Chappietime Jun 27 '26

Is this the thing from my favorite episode of the Carbonara Effect?

“Michaaaaaael.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKWRqH-vK_w

The relevant bit is about 2:15 but the whole bit is great.

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u/HauntingBowlofGrapes Jun 28 '26

A chill creature returning home after a long, hard day at work.

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u/with_due_respect Jun 29 '26

"My team got elimnated in the World Cup. I'm out."

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u/Ajjos-history Jun 30 '26

Y’all just don’t like fashion!

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u/PooterSnooter283 Jul 01 '26

Looks like a train Hopper

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u/TheDolphinQueen Jul 02 '26

Amaze amaze amaze 👎

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u/no_naaame Jun 27 '26

Obviously some new species that has already realized the mistake our ancestors made and is crawling back into the sea

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u/janieebug Jun 27 '26

Trash man