PENISI PREPLAVILI KALIFORNIJSKO PLAŽO: Kaj je vzrok za ta prizor? (FOTO)

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Nedavne nevihte so na kalifornijski obali, severno od San Francisca, odgrnile plast peska, pod njim pa se je razkril nenavaden prizor - na tisoče tako imenovanih 'penis rib', sicer črvov, ki so vzdevek dobili zaradi svoje oblike in barve.

Morski črvi z latinskim imenom urechis unicinctus običajno rijejo po peščenih plažah, le malo pod nogami sprehajalcev, tokrat pa so neurja razgrnila zgornjo plast peska in s tem tudi ta nenavadna bitja.

Ti črvi lahko živijo do 25 let, gibljejo se in plavajo s krčenjem oziroma raztezanjem svojega telesa, najpogosteje pa jedo bakterije, tudi plankton. V Koreji in na Kitajskem jih ponujajo kot lokalno specialiteto.

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The Korean name for this curious creature is gaebul, which translates as “dog dick.” Here in the States, it’s known as the fat innkeeper worm or the penis fish. Its scientific binomial is Urechis caupo, or “viper tail tradesman.” Whatever you call the animal, you can find them in abundance at Bodega Bay, where they build burrows in the tidal mud flats. On Saturday afternoon, our small, but enthusiastic clamming/crabbing crew thrust shovels and shoulder-deep arms into that mud in pursuit of Pacific gaper clams (Tresus nuttallii), but we also pulled up at least twenty of these red rockets. We returned them to their subterranean homes – excepting those that were snatched by eager herring gulls. I learned later that the gulls were the smarter hunters; fat innkeepers are edible, and are even considered a delicacy in Korea. Still, even though we missed out on a prime opportunity to dine on dog dick, we had a successful, fun outing, encountering a number of curious species, some of which now reside my belly. ⊙ What you’re looking at here: • Fat innkeeper worm (Urechis caupo) • A ring of prominent setae on the butt end of the fat innkeeper worm (Urechis caupo) • Bay ghost shrimp (Neotrypaea californiensis) • Lewis’s moon snail (Euspira lewisii) • Bucket filled w/ Pacific gaper clams or “horsenecks” (Tresus nuttallii), white macoma or “sand clams” (Macoma secta), and Lewis’s moon snails • Red rock crabs (Cancer productus) back in the kitchen, icing after boiling ๑ ๑ ๑ ๑ ๑ #BodegaBay #gaebul #FatInnkeeperWorm #UrechisCaupo #BayGhostShrimp #NeotrypaeaCaliforniensis #LewissMoonSnail #EuspiraLewisii #PacificGgaperClam #TresusNuttallii #RedRockCrab #CancerProductus #crabbing #clamming #huntergatherer #SonomaCounty #California #naturalhistory

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