Scary and fascinating beasts found in Russian waters

Roman Fedortsov
Did you even know they existed?

Last year we told you about a Russian sailor from Murmansk who became famous for his tweets and Instagram pics of “fantastic beasts” caught in the Barents Sea.

Since then, he has witnessed more bizarre creatures on his voyages aboard a fishing trawler. Here are just a few of these extraordinary creatures. Would you dare even touch one of them? Ugh...

Do you know that some animals can be found only in Russia? Check out our guide on where to spot them.

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