The bizarre blue creature has super long pink tongue

A green mollusc creature and a 'superhuman' pink tongue can stretch, shrink quickly to find the prey caught by a Taiwanese fisherman quickly attracting attention. of scientists.

A green mollusc creature and a 'superhuman' pink tongue can stretch, shrink quickly to find the prey caught by a Taiwanese fisherman quickly attracting attention. of scientists.

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After the study, the scientists assumed that this strange creature was an ice worm or Nemertean worm - scientific name Lineus fuscoviridis. They often live in the waters between Japan and the Philippines with the ability to stretch their bodies up to 2m.

This species of ice worm is usually only a few millimeters long but also has a strong growing subspecies, up to 10 - 30 meters long. They come in different colors like green, red, yellow, orange .

Although the body of this bizarre creature is covered with slime, it does not leave traces on the way when moving. In particular, the Nemertean worm can stretch the body up to 10 times to catch prey and quickly shrink it when in danger.

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Their predatory weapon is a pink sharp tap containing poison tetrodotoxin - a poison in puffer fish. If this is poisoned, the prey will be paralyzed and become a meal for this peculiar worm.

See also: Strange back-to-head creatures, turning prey into water

Update 24 May 2019
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