【閲覧注意】カリフォルニアの海岸に「ユムシ」が大量に打ち上げられる！

嵐が去った米カリフォルニア州サンフランシスコから北に80キロの海岸に、ピンク色の細長い海の生き物が大量に打ち上げられた。地元メディアが、この「ソーセージ」のような珍しい海の生物について報じた。

カリフォルニアの海岸にピンク色の「海のソーセージ」が大量に打ち上げられる【写真】 - Sputnik 日本

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SHOOK 😳 Thousands 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)

Bay Nature Magazine(@baynaturemagazine)がシェアした投稿 - 2019年12月月11日午前11時58分PST