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A Texas resident caught a sea monster with poisonous spikes: what kind of creature is it

While fishing on the pier, Texas resident Alyssa Ramirez decided that a clump of algae had become entangled in her net. Having pulled it out, the girl saw that the lump was squirming - she had caught a strange sea creature, which, as it turned out later, was very dangerous, she writes USA Today.

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“My mom and I looked at each other in disbelief,” Ramirez said. “I laughed because it definitely wasn’t a fish.”

Ramirez became curious about what kind of creature it was, the girl shot it on video and sent it to the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife. She asked officials to identify what she caught. They answered her: it turned out that Ramirez was very lucky, because she did not touch this sea creature.

Turns out it was a fiery bristle worm that could exude powerful neurotoxin from its tiny bristles on its sides. When a person touches the bristles, wounds can occur that create a strong burning sensation, as if from fire, and this pain can last for hours.

“Luckily I didn’t have to touch it because it let go of my bait,” Ramirez said. By the way it moved and the red color, I knew it shouldn't be touched. Its red-tipped spikes looked quite dangerous. I put it on the pier railing, took videos and photographs... It spun for several minutes, and then fell into the water itself.”

Aposematism is a protective device that nature provides to animals so that they can signal to predators that eating this animal is dangerous. In this case, indicators of aposematism are bright colors and toxic tentacles.

As a rule, a fiery bristle worm reaches a size of no more than a few inches in length, but one touch can be a big problem for both a person and another creature.

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A fiery bristle worm is found in warm, shallow waters in and around the Atlantic Ocean, including in the Gulf of Mexico. It looks like a big fluffy caterpillar. His body can be green, orange or other bright colors, and small bunches of white bristles cover its sides, creating a "fuzzy" look.

The creature was "a good 3 inches long," Ramirez said, and she clearly loved the amazing marine find. Luckily, the strange sea creature wasn't the only thing Ramirez and her mom caught that day; they also managed to snag some less exciting but harmless fish.

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