The “yellow plastic rope” on the beach thought it was garbage! Woman up close and scared: she was alive | New | NOWnews Today News

In recent years, the damage to the environment and the ecology of plastic waste produced by humans is evident to everyone. There was a foreign woman who saw the “yellow plastic rope” on the beach and thought it was trash thrown away by others, but did not expect to see it up close and discovered that it was “some kind of creature”. “

A few days ago, on the shores of Padre Island National Park in Texas, USA, Rebekah Claussen, a guide, found a “yellow plastic rope” washed up on the beach while she was working. It was discovered that this thing turned out to be a “living creature”. Later, some experts explained that it is a creature called “sea whip”, a kind of coral. Discoverer Rebecca was also in awe, “I’ve been working here for 5 years. I never knew there was a sea whip. Most people would think it was metal wire or some kind of rope. When I picked it up, it was actually pretty flexible. “

In fact, the sea whip has many colors, such as red, white, purple and yellow, etc. The yellows and reds that usually appear on South Padre Island. While still at sea, it sways with the current like a tree branch. Immediately after the publication was exposed, some netizens were curious about what to do if they found a “sea whip” washed up on the shore. The Facebook page of the Padre Island National Park gives the answer: “The sea whips that are washed ashore basically cannot survive, and it is better not to take them, because they are useful to nature when left on the beach, and it will eventually decompose and become part of the island. ” (Publisher: Pan Yi)