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AJ Dual · « **on:** June 30, 2009, 11:16:52 AM »

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http://www.videosift.com/video/Mystery-Life-Form-in-NC-Sewer

It's probably just a slime-mold/fungus. There are ones that can crawl around in jungles, then they revert back to a "dry" mode where they look much more like regular mushrooms/fungus. They're just a colony of independant fungus cells, but they're capable of very organized movment like they're a singular animal. Most can only be captured moving under time-lapse photography.

And living in a sewer, I'm guessing it just does not like the lights on the rover very much.

But stil, sheesh.

Someone also suggested it may be a viral marketing campaign for some upcoming game or movie. I don't know, it looks a bit too "real" and organic for that.

Or I guess if you're big on H.P. Lovecraft, it's a Shoggoth.

Boomhauer · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:19:36 AM »

Video link?

I can only give the generic advice of "flamethrower".

bedlamite · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:20:38 AM »

Just take off and nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

AJ Dual · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:25:01 AM »

Sorry, forgot the link. It's fixed up above.

There's also a news story on it as well.

http://www.kdvr.com/kdvr-prehistoricsewermonstercaug-5439314,0,673974.story

They're saying it's a Bryozoan, which are kind of similar to corals. There are all sorts of them, salt water, fresh water, deep/dark, and shallow/sunlight varieties. It's like a bunch of individual tiny anemonies or coral polyops that like to live together in a big lump.

bedlamite · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:29:16 AM »

Now that it makes a little more sense, my previous advice stands.

Uncle Bubba · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2009, 12:26:50 PM »

Whatever it is, it's gross. Bleah.

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:04:39 PM »

I half-expect a little alien facehugger to come skittering out of it.

Never heard of a shoggoth before; wiki was enlightening and I must have just grazed over it in Shroedinger's Cat and Illuminatus Trilogy.

S. Williamson · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:37:49 PM »

I giggled at the Shoggoth idea.

Now the ~~second-grader~~ scientist in me is wondering... what happens if you ~~poke it with a stick~~ probe it?

RevDisk · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:57:47 PM »

Is it just me... or does it look like a heart?

I don't know what it is, but killing it sounds like an excellent idea.

Nick1911 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:11:50 PM »

Quote from: RevDisk on June 30, 2009, 01:57:47 PM

I don't know what it is, but killing it sounds like an excellent idea.

Yea... that's creepy. Totally kill it... for... umm... research.

Wait, I mean "Hey man, amorphous blobs of semi-organized bacterial lifeforms evolving in our sewer system are people too, man!"

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:19:10 PM »

I think I see Cthulu hiding behind the 3rd one the camera zooms on...

just Warren · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:22:49 PM »

If that thing was running against Pelosi I think I'd have to vote for it.

seeker_two · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2009, 05:49:08 PM »

I think it should meet my friend, Willie Pete....

Viking · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:08:48 PM »

Quote from: seeker_two on June 30, 2009, 05:49:08 PM

I think it should meet my friend, Willie Pete....

Throw in some thermite for good measure as well!

PTK · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:20:52 PM »

As someone who lives in an area where these are found now and then, let me say KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

makattak · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:53:15 PM »

I'm not the least bit squeamish, but <shudder>.

I have to second PTK and say:

S. Williamson · « **Reply #16 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:39:05 PM »

I kinda want one for a pet. Aside from souls and sanity, what do they eat?

Reifen · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:44:42 PM »

Apparently sewer water.

Strings · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:46:12 PM »

>If that thing was running against Pelosi I think I'd have to vote for it.<

Warren wins the thread!

MechAg94 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:50:40 PM »

Quote from: Strings on June 30, 2009, 07:46:12 PM

>If that thing was running against Pelosi I think I'd have to vote for it.<

Warren wins the thread!

Yep.

freakazoid · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:59:18 PM »

I was in the middle of eating my pizza... I think I'm going to be sick now.

I second the fire killing.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:14:00 PM »

I'll take three. My obnoxious noisy neighbors will never know what hit 'em.

S. Williamson · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:26:20 PM »

*splat*

lupinus · « **Reply #23 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:29:37 PM »

Is it just me or does it look like Uncle Franks been eating chili again?

freakazoid · « **Reply #24 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:35:21 PM »

Reminds me of a Cowboy Bebop episode where there is a fungus creature loose on the ship that had evolved in this fridge in the storage. XD

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