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Just back from the red sea and found this thing.  Saw one twice.  Not seen one before, the guides havent either and do not know what it is.  Just wondering if anyone here knows.


It was perhaps a meter or so long, kind of an inch or so thick almost a square shape I would say with balls on each corner of the square, and as the picture shows largely clear except 2 yellow lines running down its body with strange almost floral tenticals at one end.  The other end no idea as couldnt find the other end, it was hidden in the coral.


Both tims found on a night dive.



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Just back from the red sea and found this thing.  Saw one twice.  Not seen one before, the guides havent either and do not know what it is.  Just wondering if anyone here knows.


It was perhaps a meter or so long, kind of an inch or so thick almost a square shape I would say with balls on each corner of the square, and as the picture shows largely clear except 2 yellow lines running down its body with strange almost floral tenticals at one end.  The other end no idea as couldnt find the other end, it was hidden in the coral.


Both tims found on a night dive.


peakyJun 23, 2015 @ 12:16
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Hi,


this might be a Medusa Worm, but I don't know if they exist in the Red Sea.


I saw one in Palau - looked like this:


https://www.flickr.com/photos/39615668@N06/8214244014/in/album-72157632085403849/


Cheers


Wolfgang

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Hi,


this might be a Medusa Worm, but I don't know if they exist in the Red Sea.


I saw one in Palau - looked like this:


https://www.flickr.com/photos/39615668@N06/8214244014/in/album-72157632085403849/


Cheers


Wolfgang


Wolfgang S, Jun 23, 2015 @ 12:32
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