Katie Tootell was out along with her pets at Traeth Lligwy, Anglesey, when she encountered one thing she’d by no means laid eyes on earlier than throughout a walk along with her dogs
A dog walker was left amazed after discovering a weird mass of rubbery, worm-like entities on a beach in Anglesey.
Katie Tootell was taking her dogs for a walk at Traeth Lligwy when she got here throughout an odd sight she had by no means seen earlier than. Initially mistaking the unusual object for a beached jellyfish hidden beneath seaweed, Katie’s curiosity was piqued when her dogs started to smell round it.
Upon nearer inspection she noticed it was a clump of translucent, rubbery capsules, every about two inches in size. The peculiar discover measured roughly 25cm and contained tons of of tiny specks inside every gelatinous pod, stories the Daily Record.
Katie mentioned: “I stumbled on it whereas walking my dogs on Traeth Lligwy. The dogs noticed it first and once they began to smell it I believed they’d simply come throughout a jellyfish, however once I noticed it up shut, I did not have a clue what it was.”
“I’ve been coming to the seaside for 12 years and I’ve by no means seen something prefer it earlier than.”
What Katie and her dogs had stumbled upon had been squid eggs, that are normally anchored to the seabed and will need to have been dislodged to clean ashore. While such finds are uncommon within the area, they do happen sometimes, and infrequently it spells doom for the squid embryos inside.
Last week, police had been known as after bones were uncovered in the water at Cove Road Beach in Silverdale, Lancashire. Initial inquiries discovered among the stays are human and are believed to have been within the sea for a ‘vital interval’. Lancashire Police mentioned they’re now ‘holding an open thoughts’ as to their origin.
Anyone who could have info which may help the police investigation has been requested to return ahead. In an announcement, a pressure spokesperson mentioned: “At 4.10pm on March 31 we had been known as to Cove Road Beach, Silverdale, to stories bones had been discovered within the water. Our preliminary enquiries have confirmed that among the stays are human.”
