No those are just the minions, the Overlords are too deep for us to see due to the high pressure.
The overlords will be processed and canned by our ultra powerful mega corporations and turned into cat food for our feline friends. It is inevitable.
No those are just the minions, the Overlords are too deep for us to see due to the high pressure.
The overlords will be processed and canned by our ultra powerful mega corporations and turned into cat food for our feline friends. It is inevitable.
Pfft, everyone knows that the Box Jellyfish will really take over the world. Insane, deadly, spawning everywhere now and way more advanced than any other jellyfish species that has been discovered thus far.
Hey what about this guy? He ate an entire ocean liner of passgers in just a few hours..

Hey what about this guy? He ate an entire ocean liner of passgers in just a few hours..
I've seen that movie. It was funny.
Not everything from the deep sea looks intimidating. Look at this poor bastard. Clearly evolution was reading the funnies when it created the blobfish.
But that's what they want you to think. It looks all innocent till it jumps on you... Then sucks your brains out through your nose

OBEY ME
The overlords will be processed and canned by our ultra powerful mega corporations and turned into cat food for our feline
friendsnew overlords. It is inevitable.
Please refer to thread title:
In general, there is a documented tendency for deep sea creatures to be larger than other underwater animals, but there's no clear consensus on why this is that I'm aware of. Here's another example: The giant isopod.

Also, this isn't a particularly large creature (about 4.5 inches, or 12 cm), but it is really strange. It's called the bloodybelly comb jelly:
This thread is giving me nightmares.
Seriously, what is an isopod? And why in god's name would such a thing exist?!
And that thing with the jaws that shoot out is like something from a horror movie. WHY??
Let's go back to talking about ramen.
There's nowhere to get good ramen where I live. So I made some. It took 3 days. Not really so much sodium. Here's the recipe. Now you can try your own at home. Despite the long time investment, it's not particularly labor intensive.
In general, there is a documented tendency for deep sea creatures to be larger than other underwater animals, but there's no clear consensus on why this is that I'm aware of. Here's another example: The giant isopod.
In their plush form, they're not so bad.

Here are a few crazy ones:
The Sarcastic Fringehead (yes that's it's actual name)

Kinda doofy looking, right? Are those jowls on his face. I don't see how he could be considered scary and/or creepy.
The Northern Stargazer
The Black Dragonfish
^That is unholy
The Mantis Shrimp

Looks like a mythical creature who will grant wishes; is actually a whirling dervish of death.

You're assuming most of these odd creatures haven't been alive for millions of years already.
That's cool
*snip*
Speaking of species that could conquer the planet...
10/10 would poke and probably die.
Speaking of species that could conquer the planet...
I hereby petition the world to rename our planet from Earth (who names their planet after dirt anyway?) to Kahje. Surely this species is the predecessor to the Hanar people and destined to become the dominant species (everything points to that conclusion, the global weather changes, the melting of the polar ice caps increasing the sea level).
Humanity may not survive the ways of fate, but if we're going to be a stepping stone to an intergalactic civilization, I say why contend with being a stepping stone when we can be a goddamn elevator!
FOR THE ILLUMINATED PRIMACY! FOR THE ENKINDLERS!!!