Mysterious sea creature dubbed 'forbidden churro' baffles beachgoers after washing up
dailystar.co.uksea creature has internet sleuths confused after it washed up on a beach in Ireland.A bizarre image of the long, thin, greyish animal was uploaded to Reddit, with several users offering theories as to what it could be.The person who found it asked: "Can anyone help me identify this sea creature?
Just found it washed up on a beach in Ireland."Responses have ranged from serious to ludicrous, with one Redditor joking that it's a "forbidden churro", referring to the long, deep-fried cinnamon snack which looks a bit like the creature's elongated and ridged body.Another suggested it may be a "Goa'uld", a race of sentient parasitic beings from sci-fi series Stargate SG-1.On a more scientific note, one user suggested that it may not be a creature at all, but rather part of a creature.
They wrote: "That be a sea scorpion's tail."Similarly, another person said: "I wonder if this wasn't attached to a sting ray."Several people reckoned that it was a dead or dehydrated "needlefish".
Needlefish, as their name would suggest, are slender marine animals with a single dorsal fin which typically inhabit shallow waters.
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