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And today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 creepiest underwater creatures.

So it down towards to bring their invasion under control.

They are really, really important scavenges in the deep sea benthic environment.

They're thought to be found worldwide.

People are very interested in this kind of thing.

And we need to make people more aware of just how many incredible things there are in our ocean for this list.

We're looking at aquatic creatures whose appearance, behavior and other attributes maketh, um, extra spooky will be excluding fish, though, as those already have a list of their own.

Which one gives you the heebie jeebies?

Tell us in the comments Number 10 Giant Squid on the 87th photo making its film W.

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Although giant squids have long been the subject of legends about undersea monsters, it wasn't until the early two thousands that the creatures were actually photographed on camera with length that can reach between 45 59 ft.

Giant squids are some of the biggest living mammals.

Specimens have been reported weighing close to £1000.

The giant squid is not as heavy weighing in at around £600 but they do have far longer arms and even longer feeding tentacles.

They're large enough to give certain Wales a run for their money.

Their enormous size and many tentacles have fascinated and frightened people for centuries.

Giant squids have such a legendary and intimidating reputation that we're scared what they do if we left them off our list.

People are very interested in this kind of thing, and we need to make people more aware of just how many incredible things there are in our ocean.

Number nine.

Giant Ice A Pod Giant Aisa pods are a creepy crawly type of crustacean that lived deep within most of the world's major oceans.

If they look like giant pale pill bugs to you, there's a good reason they're actually related to the insect.

They look positively alien, but they're really just trying co bucks.

However, giant Aisa pods are much more than your average Roli poli.

These aquatic creatures are opportunistic scavengers that air willing to eat dead organisms.

They come across as well as other living animals.

They are really, really important scavenges in the deep sea benthic environment.

They're thought to be found worldwide.

Their compound eyes and seven pairs of wiggly legs are much less cute than their terrestrial counterparts.

And did we mention the larger ones could be over a foot Long Number eight Ataollah Jellyfish jellyfish in general are already pretty creepy.

Unfortunately, they only gets spookier as you dive deeper into the ocean.

The Ataollah jellyfish inhabit the mid water section of the sea.

Thes creatures bear a rich red color that makes them look like bloody tentacled brains.

As if that wasn't creepy enough, they're also bioluminescent, meaning they produce their own light.

They can use their bioluminescence for a terrifying defense if threatened.

Theater ola jellyfish may flash their inner light toe, attract something more dangerous than the Predator attacking it.

Their appearance in bioluminescence make them resemble tiny underwater UFOs.

Since we don't want to be abducted, we're gonna stay away from these jellyfish number seven King crab seafood enthusiasts may eat king crab with gusto, but seeing these crustaceans while they're alive is enough to dampen anyone's appetite.

Part of why they're so sought after is their size.

The bigger they are, the more meat they can produce.

Thes freakish piece.

Grow up to 6 ft wide and have no natural predators, so it's down towards to bring their invasion under control.

While it can vary by species, the red King crab is the largest of the bunch.

Their legs congrats.

Oh, a span of over 5 ft.

Looks like angry, thes wide creatures are also adorned with spines on their rough shells that both protect them and make them absolutely terrifying.

King Crab may be tasty, but we'll leave their capture two braver souls than us.

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The Terrible Claw Lobster is a species of lobster that was first discovered in 2007.

Creature was first located in the deep sea off the coast of the Philippines.

Although the terrible claw lobster may Onley be around an inch long, it's appearance is still plenty creepy.

The creatures have a semi translucent exoskeleton that has pink and orange highlights.

The tiny lobster also has two claws with serrated teeth to top it all off.

One of its claws is typically significantly longer than the other.

While we know it's small, we can't help but imagine how terrifying this lobster would be if it were larger.

Number five C spiders.

Did you need another reason to be afraid to go in the water?

Well, we've got you covered.

A lot of strange creatures live in the cold depths beneath the Antarctic ice, but non stranger than the giant sea spider.

Despite their name, see, spiders are not technically spiders.

But although there arthropods instead of Iraq needs, you'll definitely want to steer clear of them if long legs air, Not your thing.

These creatures air practically all legs.

They have very small body in a very short gut in their body, and then their gut goes out to the tip of all of their legs so they do most of their digestion and food processing in their legs.

Unlike actual spiders, some species can have up to 10 or 12 legs in total.

Their sizes can also vary wildly between species.

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Legs that air over 2 ft long and just in case you were hoping they were confined to one area.

They've been found in oceans across the globe.

For some, it's the stuff of nightmares.

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Number four, Flying Spaghetti monster.

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You believe in a flying spaghetti monster to bubble head.

I wasn't talking about spaghetti.

As it turns out, flying spaghetti monsters are technically a real thing.

When this marine creature was discovered, it was given the scientific name that the FISA can Ifrah.

But it didn't take long for people to start calling the animal a flying spaghetti monster.

These creatures look like elongated inside out jellyfish made of pasta.

And each one is actually a colonial organism made up of many smaller animals known as opioids.

Basically, it's a tentacle monster that typically measures over a meter long and is made up of tinier creatures.

The creatures design and characteristics still make us wonder if they're native toe earth or if they're really Catholic spawn.

Yeah, so your idea it's really lights off Number three colossal squid.

Until now, we could Onley guess how this jet propelled predator of the Deep might look while they may not get a long as giant squids.

Colossal squids have their fellow giant squids beat in weight class.

Certain specimens have been known toe way over half a ton as the team measures the squid.

One crucial number is unexpectedly small.

4.21 Yes, the total length Steve was expecting the squid to be more than 30 ft long.

It's only half that.

The hooks that these massive cephalopods sport on their arms and tentacles are probably incredibly painful toe any whales that try to feed on them.

Now the squid is unique in that it has thes hooks that can swivel 360 degrees in either direction, and we don't know whether it can actively control them to try to turn them, or whether they can passively turn as it's latched onto struggling prey just so that the hooks don't get tor Now out of the tentacles when it comes to catching their own prey, colossal squids use their bioluminescence to bring their food to them.

Since they primarily inhabit the deep oceans closer to the South Pole.

Their interactions with humans have been fairly limited, but we'd frankly rather gnome or about an animal this frightening number two Vampire squid.

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The scientific name for this creature is vampire Oh, toothless in for analysis, which translates to vampire squid from hell.

Unfortunately, this creature definitely tries to live up to one of the scariest names in the animal kingdom.

The vampire squid is an ancient animal that shares characteristics with both squids and octopus odds.

Vampire squid have eight arms, too long filaments and a cloak like Web, But they lack defeating tentacles used by many squid for capturing prey named for its webbed tentacles.

And it's tendency toe have reddish features.

The vampire squid is actually more of a zombie scavenger than a bloodsucker.

They tend to feed on waste and animal remains.

The most disturbing thing about this creature is its primary defense mechanism.

It's capable of turning itself inside out and using the spines that line the bottom of its Web tentacles to injure predators.

While it's not as big as other cephalopods on our list, it may be the most frightening of the bunch.

Before we get to our topic, here are some honorable mentions.

Big red jellyfish, a meter wide monster with feeding tentacles.

Crystal jelly.

He's transparent jelly fish conglomerate the Dark.

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Sea cucumbers.

Those colorful tentacles are downright unsettling.

Usually they just swept.

Ah, if they're startled or are avoiding a predator like Hercules?

Yeah, that's what happened.

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Number one Japanese spider crab spiders and crabs air some of the creepiest arthropods on their own, so a creature that combines the most horrifying traits of both is especially menacing.

Known for their incredibly long legs spans, spider crabs dial everyone's nightmares about leggy beasts.

Up to 11.

Their limbs can span a nope.

Inducing 12 ft.

These guys could get up thio over 10 ft across, almost the size of a small car.

There, bumpy exoskeleton also allows them to camouflage themselves.

Just imagine that creature suddenly rising up out of the sand of the sea.

Thes marine monsters, air found almost entirely in the water surrounding Japan.

So if you don't live or travel to the country, you'll likely never encounter these unless a spider crab is camouflaged behind you right now.

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