Raleigh 'Sewer Monster' a Colony of Worms
Billed as an "Unknown Life Form in North Carolina Sewer," this creepy YouTube video of what looks like nothing so much as a pulsating blob of meat lodged in a Raleigh, NC sewer pipe is quite real, though in truth it is neither "unknown" nor an "alien" life form, as many who've seen the video have speculated.
According to various experts it's a either a colony of tubifex worms (aka "sludge worms") or a colony of Bryozoans (tentacled organisms commonly referred to as "moss animalcules"), both of which are relatively common but rarely seen by the average person because their native habitats are underwater. It's not unusual to find either species thriving in sewers.
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Comments
Thank you for posting facts about this cringing colony of worms. I watched with astonishment not about the worms, nor about how the numbers of views of this video tape went from around 2 million to 5 million within 24 hours, but with the thousands of reactive replies posted by viewers that needed critical thinking, self-restraint and open-mindedness. The way thousands of human minds have cringed at the sights in this video and overreacted in their replies do remind me of the colonies of worms that cringe from the light and heat of the camera. Thanks for shedding light on this interesting wildlife, worms and humans alike. Deborah Marchant’
Shut up Deb.
No matter how you look at it, it is gross and disgusting. Reminds me of the politicians in Raleigh. (Yes, I’m from NC).
I would love to try this as sushi or sashimi. This looks absolutely delicious.
Shut up swamp monster.
I have seen Tubifex worms. If you look close, this thing is not that. Looks to me that it has a kind of membrane clinging to the pipe and when it moves, that membrane moves just like when you try to pry free a suction cup from a tile. Looks like whatever it is, is one single unit attached to the pipe by a gel-looking extension. Might be a known species, but it surely isn’t Tubifex. Sorry, you have to come with a better explanation