Pink-tongued, green alien-like worm creates a buzz in Taiwan

[gazpacho]

We need a nature board.
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Pink-tongued, green alien-like worm creates a buzz in Taiwan and worldwide (VIDEO)
Published time: June 07, 2015 07:59

A man fishing in Taiwan has caught a green, creepy-crawly worm-like creature with an overlong pink tongue. Wei Cheng Jian captured the monstrous specimen in the port of Penghu on film and posted a video online for viewers to speculate about its origins.

It has not been determined what it is exactly that Wei caught, but many Facebook users reckon the alien-like creature looks like a ribbon worm (phylum Nemertea). Most nemerteans are carnivores, feeding on clams and crustaceans. They move slowly, using external cilia to glide on surfaces.

Slim and skinny, bodies flattened, ribbon worms are usually only a few millimeters wide. They tend to grow to about 20 centimeters long, but one particular specimen was estimated at 54 meters long. According to Smithsonian.com, ribbon worms vary vastly in shapes, colors and sizes, and can be as long as 60 meters - longer than a blue whale.

Some live in the open ocean, while most settle in seas to find hiding places on the bottom. About a dozen species inhabit freshwater, mainly in the tropics and subtropics, and a few choose to hang out on land in cool, damp places.

[orangeblossom]

I thought we were friends.

The still picture is enough, I refuse to look at the video.

[gpw]

People need to start being kicked out for this shit right here.  We may need a new moderator.  Just sayin'.  pixy0stix

[gazpacho]

Jun 7, 2015 18:02:26 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

I thought we were friends.

The still picture is enough, I refuse to look at the video.

This creature is more fascinating than frightening. However, it does look like a green version of the creature in the movie, "The Blob (the cheesy remake)". Maybe Kevin Dillon can save us.

[orangeblossom]

Jun 7, 2015 18:14:13 GMT -5 gazpacho said:

Jun 7, 2015 18:02:26 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

I thought we were friends.

The still picture is enough, I refuse to look at the video.

This creature is more fascinating than frightening. However, it does look like a green version of the creature in the movie, "The Blob (the cheesy remake)". Maybe Kevin Dillon can save us.

Based on your description, against my better judgement, I watched video.  I shouldn't have watched it.  I vote frightening, though I must admit, I already think your average worm is nasty and creepy, so this is that amplified.

[josieposy]

I really hate you people sometimes.

[twotrue]

That's so cool!

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[secretlyevil]

You and summer, you just ain't right.

[pixy0stix]

That looks fake. Surely it can't be real.

[EloiseWeenie]

It's a baby Slimer