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Mysterious green sea creature captured on video in Taiwan
UPI ^ | June 5, 2015 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 06/06/2015 8:05:35 AM PDT by ETL

PENGHU, Taiwan, June 5 (UPI) -- 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: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; cryptobiology; cryptozoology; greenseaworm; nemertea; penghu; ribbonworm; taiwan
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1 posted on 06/06/2015 8:05:35 AM PDT by ETL
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To: ETL

It’s a lugie!!!


2 posted on 06/06/2015 8:25:20 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: ETL

I had not idea that Hillary was even campaigning in that area.


3 posted on 06/06/2015 8:28:32 AM PDT by Temujinshordes
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To: JoeProBono

Green Thing.


4 posted on 06/06/2015 8:46:10 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Puppage

Okie Blow monster


5 posted on 06/06/2015 11:54:13 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: ETL

I don’t know what it is but I guarantee you there is some shop in China that will sell it in powdered form as an aphrodisiac.


6 posted on 06/06/2015 11:55:01 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Organic Panic

Or perhaps a cure for constipation.


7 posted on 06/06/2015 12:09:35 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

I think I’m gonna be sick.


8 posted on 06/07/2015 7:00:33 AM PDT by Oratam
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