โฒ 107 โผ What's the most believable cryptid story you've ever heard of? (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by stirner@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 2 years ago (1 child) Iirc oar fish and giant squids were cryptids permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are correct about oarfish and technically giant squid. Though the giant squid was heavily exaggerated in its cryptid form permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] maquise@ttrpg.network 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about the colossal squid? Could they have been conflated? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago* Well the current collosal squids we see aren't exactly boat crushers. They are big but not THAT big yk? Still definitely the inspiration for the legend but not as true to form as the oarfish was I just noticed I used giant squid instead of collosal squid that's on me permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) You are correct about oarfish and technically giant squid. Though the giant squid was heavily exaggerated in its cryptid form permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] maquise@ttrpg.network 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about the colossal squid? Could they have been conflated? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago* Well the current collosal squids we see aren't exactly boat crushers. They are big but not THAT big yk? Still definitely the inspiration for the legend but not as true to form as the oarfish was I just noticed I used giant squid instead of collosal squid that's on me permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] maquise@ttrpg.network 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) What about the colossal squid? Could they have been conflated? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago* Well the current collosal squids we see aren't exactly boat crushers. They are big but not THAT big yk? Still definitely the inspiration for the legend but not as true to form as the oarfish was I just noticed I used giant squid instead of collosal squid that's on me permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago* Well the current collosal squids we see aren't exactly boat crushers. They are big but not THAT big yk? Still definitely the inspiration for the legend but not as true to form as the oarfish was I just noticed I used giant squid instead of collosal squid that's on me permalink fedilink source parent