US beachgoers were recently stunned by 'penis fish' washing ashore — and another similarly perplexing creature has been spotted on a South Australian beach.
Key points:An invertebrate expert believes it was a species known asWhile not uncommon, it has triggered associations with another, bigger event in California
ABC Eyre Peninsula radio presenter Emma Pedler was strolling along Louth Bay late last week when she spotted something unusual"The dog didn't see it — I'm glad I wasn't having to try and chase a dog up the beach with one of those in its mouth," she said."These things just wash up on the beach and find themselves twirled in amongst the seaweed."
Pedler admitted she got"the giggles" after the find, but was even more surprised to see the news about a similar creature washing ashore in Northern California. In that instance, a recent storm in Drakes Beach, north of San Francisco, uncovered a mass of worms from their burrows deep under the sand.
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