Bearded fireworms are named for their painful sting.
Jace Tunnell, with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, holds a bearded fireworm. The worms — known for their nasty sting — are washing up on Texas' Mustang Island.
Centipede-like creatures called bearded fireworms are washing up on Mustang Island, a barrier island near Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. The aquatic worms are known for their particularly nasty sting.“Your worst nightmares are washing up right now in the form of bearded fireworms!” the Harte Research Institute, which is part of Texas A&M University,this week.
Researchers found the aquatic worms on large logs covered in gooseneck barnacles, which the worms might have been eating, the institute said.If stung, iNaturalist suggests applying and removing adhesive tape to remove spines, then applying alcohol to alleviate pain. Worms are far from the only thing washing up on the beach. Researchers from the institute comb the beaches weekly for sea life and endangered birds, but they also find debris. They have discovered,” old toothbrushes, volleyballs, a mannequin leg, a metal toolbox, a plastic bowling ball, canisters of cigarettes and, yes, even messages tucked inside bottles.Sarah Bahari
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