Why do most deep sea creatures look like they’re hell-spawns?
In: Biology
Alongside what /u/Arclet__ said, the other reason why they’re so hideous is because they’re literally optimized to butcher and kill each other.
In the bottom of the ocean there’s no plants, the closest herbivore analogues being scavengers. It’s literally dog-eat-dog in a hellish environment where energy and food is scarce, so these creatures evolve to 1) spend as little energy as possible by drifting for the most part in the infinite dark, 2) have a mouth as large as possible, horrific teeth that WILL sink deep into prey to prevent escape, and jaws that unhinge and swallow in split seconds. These make the difference between life and death in the abyss.
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