Kalifornija: Penis ribe preplavile plažu

Nevjerovatna slika stiže s plaže u Kaliforniji, koju su preplavile na hiljade crva pod nazivom "penis riba".

Primijetili su ih biolozi 6. decembra, nakon što je oluja pogodila dio obale Kalifornije.

Ovi crvi se inače ukopavaju podvodno duboko u pijesak, ali ih je nedavna oluja izbacila i plaža Drakes Beach, oko 50 milja sjeverno od San Francisca, je bila preplavljena ovim "penis ribama", piše BBC.

 

 

 

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SHOOKThousands of these marine worms—called fat innkeeper worms, or “penis fish”—were found on Drake’s Beach last week! These phallic organisms are quite common along the West coast of North America, but they spend their whole lives in U-shaped burrows under the sand, so few beachgoers are aware of their existence. A recent storm in Northern California brought strong waves that washed away several feet of sand from the intertidal zone, leaving all these fat innkeeper worms exposed on the surface.Next time you go to the beach, just think about the hundreds of 10-inch, pink sausages wiggling around just a few feet under the sand. Get the full story in our new #AsktheNaturalist with @california_natural_history via link in bio! (Beach photo courtesy David Ford; Worm photo by Kate Montana via iNaturalist)

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Koliko god na oko izgledalo odvratno, ovi crvi su prava poslastica u Japanu, Kini i Južnoj Koreji, piše The Guardian. 

Može se konzumirati sirov ili kuhan. Oni koji su ga večerali rekli su da je iznenađujuće sladak.

Prema riječima ugostitelja, ovaj specijalitet može dobro opisati poslovica "Ne sudi o knjizi po koricama".