Thousands of Sea Worms Cover California Beach
Locals call them “fish penises” because of their distinctive shape.
Thousands of creatures resembling a male sexual organ have washed up on a beach in California. This is reported by BBC.
In fact, these pulsating creatures are sea worms known by the Latin name Urechis caupo. Because of their distinctive shape, they are called “fish penises,” although they actually belong to the subclass of echiurid marine polychaete worms.
Usually they live deep in the sand, but recent storms washed them out and deposited them on Drake’s Beach, located 50 miles from San Francisco. The shore is literally covered with these creatures.
Biologist Ivan Parr said the worms have a distinctive shape, but it is perfectly suited to life underground. According to him, these creatures appeared as long as 300 million years ago. Excavations provide evidence of this.
The worms themselves can live up to 25 years. In some East Asian countries (for example, South Korea), such worms are considered a delicacy.
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