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The phallic 10-inch marine creatures usually live in burrows under the sand
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Thousands of ‘wiggly penis fish’ wash up on California Beach https://t.co/AUcGikkGuB
— The Independent (@Independent) December 13, 2019
The phallic 10-inch marine creatures usually live in burrows under the sand
Beachgoers in California were treated to the sight of thousands of 10-inch fat innkeeper worms, which look like ‘pink sausages’, stranded on the shore after a storm.
The fat innkeeper worms, informally known as ‘penis fish’, washed up on Drake’s Beach along the coast of northern California.
According to nature magazine Bay Nature, the non-segmented marine worms are commonly found along the west coast of North America and usually live in burrows under the sand.
A recent storm washed away several feet of sand from the beach, leaving the distinctively phallic worms exposed.
The burrows they live in are U-shaped and often used as shelter by other marine creatures such as pea crabs, shrimps, and goby fish – which is how the fat innkeeper worm got its name.
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