Open up Your Mind Because ‘They’ Might be Out There!
By Maria Anna van Driel
Hong Kong 1935. In a small medicinal shop German-Dutch paleontologist and geologist Dr. Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald purchased a set of giant molars thought to be the teeth of an ancient dragon. After further study von Koenigswald determined that he had stumbled upon the first fossil evidence of an extinct species of ape called Gigantopithecus.
Standing 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1200 pounds this gigantic ape, believed to have lived alongside several early hominid species for tens of thousands of years, is the largest known primate to ever walk the Earth. Could it be that the creature known as Bigfoot be a descendant of this ancient beast?
Some cryptids might not exist, but there is a high possibility that others do. In fact, National Geographic proved that Hogzilla and the Congo Elephants, two cryptids thought to be hoaxes, did exist. If these cryptids once existed, then there could be scientific evidence that evolutionary roots on to how these creatures possibly evolved in unison with human evolution, is available for us to and research the existence of today’s cryptids.
Take the Glycera for instance. Aka the bloodworm or the vampire worm. Although it is not considered to be a cryptid due to the fact it is an actual categorized marine animal, it is the only venomous worm species in the world. They have a proboscis that they shoot out of the front of their heads, which has four fangs. These fangs are made of copper. Yes! Like the metal element copper.
This worm is a true predator and when they are out hunting, they will kind of slink through the mud searching for crustaceans or small invertebrate. As soon as they have target their prey they shoot this grappling hook-type head out of their proboscis. Four copper fangs dig in and inject venom into their prey what paralyses their victim and sometimes even stops the heart immediately. Then they sit there, slurping up the innards like a slushie.
If creatures like the Glycrea do exsist and, when the curcomstances are right, have the ability to grow up to enormouse sizes, than why is it that science is unable to find the conclusive evidence for the existence of this elusive creature we have become to know as Bigfoot?
Could it be that science is looking in the wrong direction for the missing link in human evolution ? Are the questions “What can account for the significant differences in related species?” and “Why are humans relatively hairless and possess brains far more advanced than other primates?” too much focused on the biological form of a creature as Bigfoot? Should we aim our thoughts on the vibrational temperatures in thermodynamics instead?
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