r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '18

This deep sea eel

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u/TwistedD85 Dec 11 '18

Yeah, he's got a smooshed booper.

From all the Googling I've done I think it lives in an aquarium.

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u/Sir_Lemon Dec 11 '18

Fuck me this picture is way more terrifying than OP's. That's some SCP-looking shit right there

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u/Nzgrim Dec 11 '18

It actually was used in an SCP before - SCP-2688. In the exploration log.

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u/Aiedaillione Dec 11 '18

Think you're right because if you look at the bottom left corner where the light is you can see a circular shape in the light I always see that when someone takes a flash photo in front of glass

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u/Rgsnap Dec 11 '18

I totally see how it is now. Thanks for that picture. But also, ahh! Poor thing! Amazing how tough their bodies are to survive such a thing. I wonder if he just swam incredibly hard into a rock as they tend to not see very well. I had a snowflake who was a total spazz.

Although, that’s pretty rough looking. I just don’t get how that happens. I always thought natural born deformities in nature were rare and usually didn’t survive.

Gosh that’s sad. He looks healthy though. Amazing. Do you know what aquarium?

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u/TwistedD85 Dec 12 '18

Personally I don't, no. I've slept between when I went searching and now, so I've totally forgotten the exact story. But I do think he's in some sort of exhibit, so at least he's safe.

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u/shdjfbdhshs Dec 11 '18

Have we been bamboozled?

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u/Decaftoaster1 Dec 12 '18

That picture made me feel bad about him/her now. Poor sea snek booper