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DanG
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Huge Sea Worm Captured in Britain
| Quote From Source: | Staff at a British aquarium have captured a massive sea worm that had been terrorizing other aquatic life.
For months, the 4-foot-long creature -- which staffers call "Barry" -- had been devastating coral reef at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium...
Workers laid bait traps, which were mysteriously destroyed in the night, as the glutton apparently devoured the fish hooks right along with the bait. Finally, staffers spotted the tropical worm, which bit through a 20-pound fishing line before staffers were able to successfully remove it from the tank.
The creature is covered with nasty bristles that sting and can cause permanent numbness in humans, the newspaper said.
"It really does look like something out of a horror movie," Matt Slater, the aquarium's curator, told the Mail. "It's over 4 feet long with these bizarre-looking jaws."
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| Quoting DanG - posted on 4/6/2009 at 19:39 |
The creature is covered with nasty bristles that sting and can cause permanent numbness in humans, the newspaper said.
"It really does look like something out of a horror movie," Matt Slater, the aquarium's curator, told the Mail. "It's over 4 feet long with these bizarre-looking jaws.
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Sounds like my ex wife.
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posted on 4/6/2009 at 19:39
