Subnautica: These 8 Creatures Are Real, and They Look Even Creepier in Real Life

Blood Crawler

Blood Crawler Subnautica
Blood Crawler
The Japanese giant crab
Japanese giant crab (Macrocheira kaempferi). Photo: Lycaon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5

Blood Crawlers often move in groups and patrol the seabed. If you get too close, they are likely to attack.

Especially their long legs and overall shape remind one of spider crabs, particularly the Japanese giant crab. It is the largest crab species and moves along the seabed at a depth of about 300 to 400 meters. A fully stretched giant crab can reach a span of up to 3.7 meters (tierwelt.ch).

River Prowler

River Prowler Subnautica
River Prowler
Willow leaf larva of a sea eel
Willow leaf larva of a sea eel. Photo: Uwe Kils / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

The River Prowler is an aggressive fish with an elongated, transparent body. Only its head is fleshy red and not transparent.

The closest counterpart to the River Prowler on our planet would likely be the willow leaf larva. These are very young eels still in the larval stage. They also have long and transparent bodies, although they cannot hunt as well as the creature from Subnautica (naturdetektive.de).

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