Thousands of ‘penis fish’ wash up on Northern California beach

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Thousands of fat innkeeper worms, known as “penis fish,” have washed up on a beach in Northern California.

An image of the worms was posted on Instagram by Bay Nature magazine on Dec. 6.

“Thousands of these marine worms—called fat innkeeper worms, or ‘penis fish’—were found on Drake’s Beach last week!” said the magazine. “These phallic organisms are quite common along the West coast of North America, but they spend their whole lives in U-shaped burrows under the sand, so few beachgoers are aware of their existence.”

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Article URL: https://www.foxnews.com/science/thousands-of-penis-fish-wash-up-on-northern-california-beach