/r/TheDepthsBelow
71% of the earth's surface is covered by water according to NOAA. That only gives us 29% where we're safe.
If an animal the size of a blue whale can disappear for months at a time, what else is down there?
We're here to show you.
Fuck u/Spez
We are a subreddit dedicated to showcasing the strange, creepy, and horrifying things that exist just below the surface of the water. If it seems like something that just shouldn't be found in the oceans, lakes, or rivers of the world, then this is where it belongs.
Happy swimming, and remember- There's always something below you.
RULES:
Submissions can be real or realistic fiction- realistic fiction meaning pictures or stories of things that could be.
Please, no monsters or other things like that, we'd like to keep it as convincing as possible if you choose to post fictitious items.
Obviously, NSFW tags are in play. If there's bodies or gore of any kind, please be considerate.
Practice good reddiquette. We don't need a bunch of nonsense clogging up the comment threads.
This picture, this picture, and this one will get you a week long ban. Seriously, we're all tired of baby feet, rays, and shops.
NO POLITICS. End of story, no discussion. There's plenty of other places for you to scream into the void about your political opinions on Reddit, this is NOT one of them. I don't care what "side" you're on, keep it to yourself or you're out.
That's it. Five simple rules to follow.
Check out some other dwellers of the deep:
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Dugong playfully rolling around on the seafloor, Red Sea
00:59 UTC
Venus comb murex, a predatory sea snail native to the Indo-Pacific
08:42 UTC
Underwater silhouettes are a no for me
07:24 UTC
Proper lightning shows the filaments of a deepsea anglerfish. They use these as a tactile organs to sense movements of prey in the water around them.
18:09 UTC
Sea spiders are long-legged marine arthropods that inhabit oceans around the world. They are not true spiders, or even arachnids. Like very few other multi-cellular animals, they've survived multiple mass extinctions, extreme changes in climate, and even asteroid strikes.
12:01 UTC
Unknown species of deep sea tanaid
22:33 UTC
That's a no for me, dog.
Some dude pulled up a bristle worm with his bait. Found on FB.
01:51 UTC
Dana octopus squid (Taningia danae) filmed off the coast of Hawaii, estimated to be 2m long
12:35 UTC
Deep sea anglerfish
12:20 UTC
Nature is just breathetaking sometimes
21:32 UTC
A curious Humpback Whale staring at you
18:33 UTC
Swarm of leeches in a Green Bay drainage canal
18:29 UTC
Recently described species of nautilus (Nautilus samoaensis) found off the coast of American Samoa: two adults and a rarely observed juvenile feeding at a baited camera
19:43 UTC
Ctenophora also known as comb jellies
15:47 UTC
The Antarctic Scale Worm aka Golden Worm (Eulagisca gigantea) is a bizarre marine creature found in oceans near Antarctica. It lives at a depth of 500+ meters, grows to be more than 20cm long, and is carnivorous.
05:04 UTC
Horseshoe crab crawling around on a North Carolina beach
12:26 UTC
Common Dolphin
Saw pods of common dolphins on our way to Santa Cruz Island 🏝..This guy was right behind the boat.
20:09 UTC
Supergiant amphipods (Alicella gigantea) feeding at a baited camera unit, Mariana Trench (depth 5000m)
13:06 UTC
Transparent wave. My oil on hardboard. 2022
23:30 UTC
Orcas surfing with surfers, Houghton Bay, New Zealand
13:48 UTC
Bowhead whales, the longest living mammals on the planet
11:04 UTC
Flamboyant cuttlefish emerging from their eggs
12:11 UTC
Lemon Shark Narrowly Escapes A Massive Barracuda
08:34 UTC
Measuring up to 1.8 metres, kitefin sharks are by far the biggest bioluminescent sharks to have been found. They prefer deepwater habitats, usually about 656.2 ft (200 m) deep. However, they have been found as far out as 5905.5 ft (1800 m) and in shallow depths of about 121.4 ft (37m).
07:14 UTC
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