Nature & Environment

Bizarre worm creature turns up in Taiwan

By T.K. Randall
June 6, 2015 ·  18 comments

The creature is thought to be a ribbon worm. Image Credit: Facebook / Wei Cheng Jian The bizarre creature was filmed by Wei Cheng Jian in the port of Penghu in Taiwan and looks a bit like a snake made out of a translucent green jelly-like substance.

The footage shows the worm slithering about on a concrete floor before a long pink tongue emerges and coils around, seemingly exploring its unfamiliar environment.It has been suggested online that the creature could be a ribbon worm, an invertebrate that can usually be found buried at the bottom of the ocean in tropical and sub-tropical regions.

It's "tongue" is actually a special feeding tube that it uses to poison and paralyze its victims.

The video, which was uploaded on to Wei Cheng's Facebook page, can be viewed - here.

Source: Telegraph | Comments (18)

Tags: Worm, Taiwan