{"id":43901,"date":"2024-11-20T08:34:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bfbd0389-790f-4bbe-af77-c72fff894539"},"modified":"2024-11-20T10:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T09:27:27","slug":"large-furry-creature-unlike-anything-else-in-the-sea-filmed-crawling-along-english-beach","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/large-furry-creature-unlike-anything-else-in-the-sea-filmed-crawling-along-english-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"“Large furry creature unlike anything else in the sea\u201d filmed crawling along English beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The strange-looking sea mouse washed ashore during a storm, say conservationists. <\/p>

By Melissa Hobson\n <\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 20 November 2024 at 07:34 AM<\/p>

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Rye Harbour Discovery Centre just shared fascinating\u00a0footage\u00a0of a rare sea mouse<\/a> that washed ashore on the south coast of England during a storm in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>

Conservationists rescued the “chunky marine worm” and returned it to the sea.<\/p>

The sea mouse was found on the shoreline at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in East Sussex\/Barry Yates, Sussex Wildlife Trust <\/figcaption> <\/figure>

\u201cLook closely among its duller bristles to see a shimmering, iridescent fringe.\u00a0It’s been found that the sea mouse uses ‘photonic engineering’, a technology we\u2019re only just getting to grips with,\u201d says Sarah Watson, Events Officer at the Rye Harbour Discovery Centre<\/a>.<\/p>

\u201cThe bristles are structured to reflect light in a certain way, and it\u2019s believed this colourful display deters predators on the dark seabed.\u201d<\/p>

The sea mouse \u2013 about 15cm in length \u2013 was filmed at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve back in 2022\/Barry Yates, Sussex Wildlife Trust <\/figcaption> <\/figure>