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89 Terrifying Pictures That Prove The Ocean Is Scarier Than You Think
More than 70% of our planet is covered in water, and yet we’ve barely explored what’s hiding beneath its surface. Who knows what strange creatures or other mysteries might be lurking in the depths of our oceans and seas? It’s a pretty terrifying thought, even if you’re someone who loves a good swim.
Below, we’ve rounded up some of the most unnerving photos of different bodies of water that might just trigger your thalassophobia. Scroll down to check them out, and don’t forget to upvote the ones that give you the biggest chills!
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#1
Kayaking With The Giants!
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#2
Orcas In The Waves
#3
A Large Strawberry Squid
#5
Fin Whale Vertebrae Underneath The Freezing Water Near Kongsfjorden In Norway
#6
The Pacific Ocean
#7
Grand Turk 700 Foot Ocean Drop Off
#8
Giant Anaconda In The Amazon River
#9
All These Water Spouts Happening At Once
Spencers slave no more 4 days ago
August 20th 2020, off the coast of Louisiana, in the Gulf of Mexico.
#10
Pic Of A Leopard Seal
#11
My Friend Took This Photo From The Fishing Boat She Works On In Antarctica
#12
Underwater Waterfall
#13
In The Deep Dark Ocean, You Can't See What's Swimming Up Beneath You
#14
Archaeological Dig Finds And Exposes Whole, 9000-Year-Old Town Swallowed By The Sea
#15
Crack In The Ice In Nunavut
#17
The Eye Of S(E)auron
Rali Meyer 4 days ago
Situated at the foothills of the Dinara Alps in the Dalmatian hinterland of Croatia
#18
Free Diving In A Kelp Forest
#19
There's Death For You In The Deep Dark
#20
Because All My Friends Say This Photo Of Me Freediving Gives Them The Willies
#22
My Favorite Jellyfish, The Stygiomedusa Gigantea, A Very Illusive Creature Only Spotted Over 100 Times In The Last 100 Years :)
#23
On A Boat But Still Underwater
Spencers slave no more 4 days ago (edited)
The Natureispalast, Nature's Ice Palace, inside the Hintertux glacier, in the Zillertal Alps, Tirol, Austria.
#24
First Ever Underwater Photograph By French Photographer Louis Boutan (1893)
#25
Lumpsucker, Found In The Freezing Waters Of Arctic, North Atlantic, And North Pacific. It Swims At Depths Of 1,700 M (5,600ft)
#26
Is To Me Or Are Black Tiled Pools Terrifying
#27
A Howling Abyss
#28
My Friend Posted This On Her Facebook
#29
This Grounded Ship Looking Like A Giant Meg
#30
Rebreather Diving, Eastern Slovakia
#31
131 Ft Deep Swimming Pool In Padua, Italy. That “Landing Pad” At The Bottom Especially Freaks Me Out
#32
This Seaweed Through Clear Water
#33
Underwater Shark Statue At Lake Neuchâtel
#34
Brine Pools Are Just The Scariest Thing
#35
Could You Live Like This?
#36
Today I Figured Out Why I Never Wanna Fall Into Dam Lake. Never
#37
Hairy Crab
#39
My Cousin's Sister-In-Law Works On A Tugboat Which Tows Oil Platforms Across The Ocean. In All Weather Conditions
Rali Meyer 4 days ago
25,000 to 36,000 horsepower, giving it a 5 to 10 knots speed when towing. This is endless...
#40
Manly Ferry This Morning
#41
I Don't Like This Picture
Shelli Aderman 3 days ago
Dude in yellow knows what’s about to happen, dude in green has no clue!
#42
The Surfer Seems So Small
#43
Faceless Cusk Eel, Found At Depths Of 16,000 Ft, Is Named After Its Appearance Due To Having An Extremely Reduced "Face"
#44
Posted On R/Damnthatsinteresting But Thought It Fit Better Here
Gunný Petersen 3 days ago
I learned in elemenaty school that you only see 1/10th of an iceberg in the see. Im icelandic.
#45
Dean’s Blue Hole In Long Island, The Bahamas
#46
This Is An Under-Ice Observation Tube In Mcmurdo Station, Antarctica
#48
Walked About 30 Minutes Out During Low Tide To Read This!
Rali Meyer 4 days ago (edited)
so you climb the platform to save yourself? And hang in there for 6 hours?
#49
[oc] I Think Something Just Touched My Leg
#50
Going Through Old Pics, Thought I Would Drop This Here
Spencers slave no more 4 days ago
According to the reddit post, it's a whale shark and they specifically got in the water to have a proper look at it.
#51
Not The Best Start To A Fishing Trip
Brooke Kenner 3 days ago
this one is one of the worst for me. my greatest nightmare is touching something like that in the water, something that doesn't belong.
#52
A Warning Sign For Scuba Divers Deep Underwater
Upstaged75 3 days ago
This is apparently Jacob's Well. Infamous among deadly cave diving sites.
#53
(Oc ) Finding Myself In A Full-Scale Thimble Jellyfish Invasion
#54
Submerged Park Bench
#55
A Flooded, Abandoned Mineshaft. I Asked The Fb User, Than Took This Picture, His Permission To Post
#57
The Arch In The Blue Hole, Egypt Which Has Infamously Claimed Up To 200 Lives
#58
Not Sure If This Qualifies, But This Picture Is The Cause Of The Worst Nightmare I’ve Ever Had
#59
Two Pictures I Took On Vacation On A Small Dock In A Cave. Every Minute Or So A Big Wave Comes In And Gets Your Legs Wet Up To Your Knees
#60
This Gives Me A Vague Feeling Of Thalassophobia
#61
Aitoliko Village In Greece
#62
Sitting In The Engine Of A Sunken L-1011
#63
Taking A Short Break While Doing Hull Inspections
#64
Aft Ballast Tank On My Ship. Had To Dewater And Inspect It
Rali Meyer 4 days ago
we inspected dry ones. One watching the man hole that not one of the "jokers" from the ship closes it. And had big fan blowing air down. No, I wasn't the one going in...
#66
There Is Something Big Down There ... I Can See It’s Shadow
#67
Went To A Restaurant By The River, And I Think The Catfish Were A Little Hungry
#68
Submerged Trees/Tree Stumps Gave Me A Very Creepy Feeling When Kayaking On This Lake
#69
Ladder To Ocean Depths
#70
Here’s A Photo I Took While In Florida
#72
This Creature Was Newly Discovered In New Zealand. Been Trying To Find What It's Called But No Luck
#73
Abandoned Silver Mine Shafts. Lake Superior Thunder Bay Ontario
#74
This Picture I Took From Below The Diving Pier In A Lake Looks Very Eerie
keyboardtek 3 days ago
Anyone who swims in lakes and oceans where the water is murky is far braver than I! Give me a swimming pool any day.
#76
My View At Work Today
#77
Black Lined Pools Are A Thing… And They’re Terrifying
#78
Two Tiny Boats Floating Over An Underwater Cliff
#79
A Pool With Holes
#80
The Stairs To My Nightmares
#81
I Was Having So Much Fun I Forgot How Far From Our Airbnb Island I Wandered
#82
It's A Nice Peaceful Day Until You Get A Glimpse Of What Lies Beneath
#84
Sunken Ship In Marseille, France
#86
“Thalassophobia” 3D Render
#87
Don’t Get Stranded… Off The Coast Of Malta
#88
Photo I Took Yesterday At The Surface Of Loch Lomond In Scotland. Made Me Feel Uneasy As Soon As I Saw It
#89
Within The Waves
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