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'Your worst nightmares': Stinging fireworms washing up on Texas beaches
Last edited Mon Aug 19, 2024, 08:59 AM - Edit history (1)
I got the picture from the Sacramento Bee.
‘Your worst nightmares’: Stinging fireworms washing up on Texas beaches
Centipedelike creatures known for their nasty sting have shown up near Corpus Christi.
By Sarah Bahari
Staff writer
6:12 PM on Aug 15, 2024 CDT
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.(Harte Research Institute for Gul / Courtesy)
If you’re headed to the Texas beach, beware.
Centipedelike 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.
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Centipedelike creatures known for their nasty sting have shown up near Corpus Christi.
By Sarah Bahari
Staff writer
6:12 PM on Aug 15, 2024 CDT
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.(Harte Research Institute for Gul / Courtesy)
If you’re headed to the Texas beach, beware.
Centipedelike 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.
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