Posted on 04/15/2022 3:06:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Shocked beach-goers have spotted large weedy sea dragons far away from home and splurged across beaches in Australia - the fish have been found lifeless at the city’s northern beaches
Dozens of bizarre and vibrant creatures have washed up on Australian beaches following weeks of record rainfall.
Experts have been left stunned by the dead marine fish as pictures emerge of their unusual presence across seafronts in New South Wales.
The weedy seadragons have been spotted in Cronulla, Malabar and the Central Coast and they are thought to be 10 times the amount of normal wash-ups to hit the beaches.
Dr David Booth, professor of marine ecology at the University of Technology Sydney told the Sydney Morning Herald: “Clearly it’s a result of some combination of the shocking weather, pollutants being washed into the ocean and big surf."
They can often be found in Australian waters and it is unusual for them to stray so far away from home, with adults being estimated to only move a mere 50-500 metres away from where they were given life.
“This can make them susceptible to loss of habitat and changing environmental factors," added lead investigator Dr Selma Klanten.
The creatures, which are also known as common seadragons, are a popular hit with divers due to their distinct colours such as yellow and purple.
Their growth can reach up to 45cm long and they can usually be located among the reefs and are in close connection to the seahorse, reports News AU.
The species were once listed as 'threatened species' on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species before they were ranked down in 2019 to 'least concern.'
Anyone who attempts to collect or harvest them without a permit is found to be committing an offence.
Have anything to do with the release of radioactive water from Fukushima Daichi?
Like everything else in Australia probably can kill ya in some way
You’ve never heard her “music”. she deserves a spot on that map.
Alien’s!
Hope they are at least triple jab’d -
Otherwise the alien’s are headed for prison camps where liquid is more rare.
No spot for Kylie?
Lol!
Gotta be related.
Her sister(Kylie) is better looking IMHO.
They’re sisters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63vqob-MljQ
Oh that must be an early one before the Daily Planet. The Star was used as a homage to one of the papers in Joe Shusters hometown of Toronto. Still around and of course basically more communist than Pravda.
Yup, and the image is from Action #1 . . . VERY early.
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Now THAT is an ugly creature.
Thanks, I didn’t know that.
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