The Most Terrifying Photos From the Dark Depths of the Ocean

Basking Shark

While the basking shark does not feed on people, but rather on planktons, it’s still not really comforting knowing that a creature with a mouth that can open as wide as that could be swimming right under you at any moment.

Manta Ray

Again, as scary and large the stingray in the photo may look, others have been caught and documented to be much larger. For example, back in 2015, a stingray weighing nearly 800 pounds became the largest freshwater fish ever caught by rod and line. The stingray came in with a measured length of 14 feet and width of 8 feet and took nearly two hours to reel in.