Is the world bracing itself for another devastation or its just a fairy tale ?
A rare sighting of surfacing of Oarfish on the beach of Mexico What is a Oarfish ? A oarfish Oarfish are deep sea creatures found at a depth of more than 1000m in Atlantic , Pacific and Mediterranean ocean. They usually prey on plankton, shrimp, small fish , jellyfish. Oarfish is characterized by a long tapering ribbon like body. The body is covered with silver shiny scales and no teeth visible. What does legend have to say about it ? Oarfish on the beach of California The oarfish better nicknamed in Japanese culture as "Ryugu no tsukai" which translates to the messenger of sea god. According to legends the surfacing of this deep sea creature is the sign of a future catastrophic event. Better known as doomsday fish this very rare sea creature has a great significance in the folklore of Japanese culture. The belief was popularized when in 2011 a large number of oarfish was sighted on the beach of Japan , months before the tragic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 9 on th...