Mystery Life Form in NC Sewer
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Stumble ThisThese creatures were found in the sewer under Cameron Village in Raleigh, NC. Speculation 'round the campfire is that they're bryozoans, although there's some debate about that.
Other theories floated: annelid worms, cnideria, slime molds, and shoggoth spawn.
Other theories floated: annelid worms, cnideria, slime molds, and shoggoth spawn.
If this is real, wouldn't it be a break-through scientific discovery of a new life form? COME ON!
Because there's only a few alternatives:
1) This type of thing has always existed on our planet, we've just never realised it.
2) It ..evolved.. over the space of, what, 20 years? Or less?
3) It isn't native to this planet.
And all of those are hard to believe when you account that this was taken in a sewer. 1 and 3 are unlikely to be true for a sewer and 2 is to our knowledge impossible.
the slight lurch at 0:59 made my arse cheeks clench.
-Check for the presence of any evil guy paintings in the closest museum.
-Get a sample of the slime monster and put it in a toaster to make it dance.
-Then, of course, hose down Dan Aykroyd with it.
I hope someone's going to try to figure out what those creepy bastards are. This can't be the end of the story: "Hey, Bob. Look at this video of what I found in the sewer. Let's put it on YouTube and forget about it."
I really wonder if it is a viral or not... anyone know the source??
...notice the retraction of a stiff nail like object from the third and last creature from the seam in the pipe.
Gah! I think it's The Flood.
What freaks me out is that I live above this road, right across the street from this place. I submitted the link to WRAL, our local news station. Perhaps they can shed some light on this.
Gah. Watch it be some bacterial organism that's been down there for ages.
I look at this thing and it confirms in my mind that there is no God.
See now, I look at it, and it confirms beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Old Gods really do exist.
We're looking into the maw of madness, my friend.
Go here now, the original poster set the video to private...
Suspicious? I say yes.
The Zerg have finally arrived.
Yeah, watch this be a viral stunt by Blizzard to promote Starcraft 2.
>> ^KnivesOut:
>> ^ponceleon:
I look at this thing and it confirms in my mind that there is no God.
See now, I look at it, and it confirms beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Old Gods really do exist.
We're looking into the maw of madness, my friend.
http://www.fishchannel.com/images/exclusives/aquarium-fish-international/tubifex-500-c.jpg
The post I saw said that they are known to form "cyst sacks." I'll see what I can dig up...
Edit: here's a description of the cyst...
http://www.springerlink.com/content/g50476g52883m413/
Edit 2: They can also survive in areas so heavily polluted with organic matter that almost no other species can endure. By forming a protective cyst and lowering its metabolic rate, T. tubifex can survive drought and food shortage. Encystment may also function in dispersal of the worm.
"Dr. Timothy S. Wood who is an expert on freshwater bryozoa and an officer with the International Bryozoology Association. I sent along the video and this was his reponse…
Thanks for the video – I had not see it before. No, these are not bryozoans! They are clumps of annelid worms, almost certainly tubificids (Naididae, probably genus Tubifex). Normally these occur in soil and sediment, especially at the bottom and edges of polluted streams. In the photo they have apparently entered a pipeline somehow, and in the absence of soil they are coiling around each other. The contractions you see are the result of a single worm contracting and then stimulating all the others to do the same almost simultaneously, so it looks like a single big muscle contracting. Interesting video."
This video makes it a little more believable that it could be a clump of these worms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn9kh7MaFQQ&
if you imagine that they would look deflated and slimy when the water in the pipe is drained.
If you read my links above, they describe exactly what is being shown; the tubifex, when faced with harsh conditions, clump into a "cyst."
group living worms?
no love for grinter
Firstly, that is not NC Sewer!
Secondly, how on earth did you get a hold of my last rectal exam video? O.o
Thirdly, ... uh, ignore the secondly. That IS the NC Sewer after all. Yeah, that's the ticket!
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Maybe I am mistaken?
^ Told ya it was Tubifex!
If you read my links above, they describe exactly what is being shown; the tubifex, when faced with harsh conditions, clump into a "cyst."
That would also explain the protuding tendril seen extending vertically from the last sack in the video. It was just a little worm all along!
I created an account just to comment on this crazy thing.
What freaks me out is that I live above this road, right across the street from this place. I submitted the link to WRAL, our local news station. Perhaps they can shed some light on this.
Gah. Watch it be some bacterial organism that's been down there for ages.
So WRAL picked this up, and it will be on the news at 5:30 tonight. Yay! They actually listened to me.
https://twitter.com/wral
Apparently it is some type of worm, but not the tubifex....atleast so news 14 reports. Hopefully WRAL will do a better job reporting it!
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http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5483707/
Their expert votes Bryozoa.
I thought it was interesting that the sewer line is only 6 inches across. I got the impression that the space was much larger, 18 to 24 inches across.
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LOLZIPAN!
>> ^ElJardinero:
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YOU REQUIRE MOAR VESPENE GAS.
Nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
obscure james cameron "aliens" reference!!
10pts!!
Tubifex it is. Ponceleon called it.
(Yes, I've been playing the new Ghostbusters game... )
>> ^dag:
^ Hmmm. Doesn't look very similar though. Looks more like a solid bit of tissue.
Nor briozoan, nor tubifex it is ...
I first thought it was a man size sewer but then look 6"CP which probably stands for 6" copper pipe, the distance travelled by the camera (LC1) did confirm my assessment. So the thing must be 1 or 2 inches size. First thing every one should have looked first...
I wasn't really sure about the size of the pipe at first, but what tipped me off was the movement of the camera and the water running by.
Admittedly, the units on the display should have been my first clue.