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Mysterious green sea creature captured on video in Taiwan
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| June 5, 2015
| Hooper
Posted on 06/05/2015 6:38:05 AM PDT by JoeProBono
PENGHU, Taiwan, - A man fishing in Taiwan captured video of a mysterious worm-like green sea creature crawling onto land and shared it online.
Wei Cheng Jian posted video of the creature he encountered in a Penghu port on Facebook, where commenters theorized it could be a ribbon worm, or Nemertea.
Ribbon worms have a proboscis that extends from their body while hunting, which could explain the green creature's long tongue-like appendage.
The proboscis covers the ribbon worm's prey in a thick, poisonous mucus.
The creatures usually live in the sea, but have been known to seek shelter in cool, damp areas on land.
Ribbon worms average about 7.9 inches long, but one of the creatures was known to have reached a length of 177 feet.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: china; cryptobiology; cryptozoology; greenseaworm; nemertea; penghu; ribbonworm; seacreature; taiwan
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To: JoeProBono
There’s my nightmare for the next week!
Yecch.....
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:41:44 AM PDT
by
22202NOVA
(Tagline? I don't need no stinking tagline!)
To: JoeProBono
Anybody else remember when they dumped all that radioactive stuff off the coast of Japan?
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:42:26 AM PDT
by
Ueriah
To: JoeProBono
Lots of nasty creepy crawlers under da sea.
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:44:25 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: JoeProBono
The proboscis covers the ribbon worm's prey in a thick, poisonous mucus.
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:50:03 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Ueriah
nybody else remember when they dumped all that radioactive stuff off the coast of Japan? They should make a move about that, the radioactive stuff makes something grow huge and breathe fire or something totally cool....
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:51:10 AM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: JoeProBono
That’s one big booger... new logo for the democratic party.
To: JoeProBono
Giogio
can tell you what it is ...
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:53:50 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: JoeProBono
More vacation video from James Carville.
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:56:57 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
06/05/2015 6:57:23 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: 22202NOVA
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:03:10 AM PDT
by
dila813
To: JoeProBono
I can’t tell in the pictures provided, but there could be spots. It could be the elusive jaguar shark. Calling Steve Zissou...
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:05:07 AM PDT
by
ComradeBork
(Consistency is the hobgoblin...)
To: ComradeBork
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:07:47 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: humblegunner
To: Servant of the Cross
Oh Lawd, don’t get that started again!
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:17:35 AM PDT
by
bonfire
To: JoeProBono
In before some FReeper posts a recipe!
To: left that other site
I volunteer to test your theory.
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:33:29 AM PDT
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Bloody Sam Roberts
("It is never untimely to yank the rope of freedom's bell." - - Frank Capra)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:34:41 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
They should make a move about that, the radioactive stuff makes something grow huge and breathe fire or something totally cool.... Yeah! And they could call it Godzilla!
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:35:33 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
("It is never untimely to yank the rope of freedom's bell." - - Frank Capra)
To: 22202NOVA
Green ribbon Nemertea
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posted on
06/05/2015 7:36:20 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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