The savage, giant maw belonged to an octopus coiled around a crystal reef.
Its belly was filled with a jumble of carapaces and flesh, their original owners long since indistinguishable.
However, even though it was stuffed to bursting, its tentacles were still relentlessly searching for food.
Its tentacles flailed wildly, frantically seeking out nearby creatures before snatching them up and stuffing them into its maw.
It devoured everything without prejudice, be it tiny fish, shrimp, or drifting plankton.
It wasn't a picky eater in the slightest. Once it had scoured one area clean, the octopus would writhe its way to a new spot and continue to sweep up every edible thing in sight.
Even seaweed was snatched up and shoved into its mouth.
When some of its tentacles failed to find food, they actually began reaching for the reef crystals.
