The Bloop: Ellu Talks About Ocean Life (bizarre-looking animal) 

so today i learned about this thing
this thing is called Hallucigenia sparsa
it is a pre-cambrian worm (called a xenusiid, relatives to tardigrades)
and JUST LOOK AT IT

IT'S LIKE THE PINGU OF ELDRITCH TERRORS
like i genuinely expect it to just go 'noot noot' or something. whossa good monstrosity yes its youuuu~

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The Bloop: Ellu Talks About Ocean Life (bizarre-looking animal) 

@neonNeptunian oh my gooooosh I love the pre-Cambrian weirdoes, Hallucigenia and Wiwaxia and Anomalocaris and Opabinia, I love the Burgess Shale and it's the only digsite I've ever really wanted to work because the climate isn't horrible for me. XD

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