Man dropped camera to bottom of ocean and filmed terrifying predator that eats sharks whole

A video has captured a rarely seen creature which is capable of eating sharks whole in another terrifying reminder of what is living in the ocean.

The deep seas can be a pretty scary place for even the most confident of swimmers, with scientists perhaps never likely to record every single thing that lives down there.

While we've made some significant advancements on this in recent years, thanks to powerful cameras that can reach depths which would crush humans due to the pressure, it requires a lot of luck if you're going to find something which has previously been completely unknown.

The average Joe probably won't have heard of most of the more obscure aquatic animals but one lad is seemingly on a mission to identify them all, as part of a YouTube series which captures videos from deep in the ocean.

On a recent trip to Bali in Indonesia, Barney Dillarstone was able to spot a fantastic amount of fish, odd looking octopi and some scary sharks.

The wobbegong shark (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Now sharks are known for being particularly deadly to humans as well as other things living in the ocean, but when we think of the most dangerous types, we usually think of the commonly known ones such as the Great White or Hammerhead sharks.

But in his video, which was achieved by attaching some bait to a camera 150m below the surface in Bali, Barney was shocked to see the Indonesian Wobbegong approach.

Unless you're a serious boffin when it comes to sharks, you might not be familiar with the Wobbegong.

Meridian adventure write: "Although the tasseled wobbegong shark may look sluggish and potentially harmless once you encounter them at the bottom of the sea, they are actually known as supreme ambush predators with a bite that can cause considerable damage."

While they can only grow to around 120cm, which doesn't sound too troublesome in terms of size, you'd hate to be another aquatic animal around it, as it's powerful jaws and hunting skills, which involve stalking its prey while waiting on the ocean floor, mean that they can often eat sharks whole.

Naturally, that doesn't include things like Great Whites as that's unlikely to fit inside the much smaller Wobbegong's stomach, but smaller members of the species have to be very wary when the Wobbegong is around.

Even if you were fearful of the shark, which lives in the Western Pacific on the ocean floor, perhaps grabbing a hand or a leg, you don't need to worry too much as they are allegedly harmless to humans.

But it's still remarkable to see the creature up close thanks to Dillarstone's video, which, without wanting to sound too much like David Attenborough, is a great reminder about the millions of species which we share this planet with.