A mysterious 'alien like' creature horrified holidaymakers after it washed up on a beach on the
The writhing mass of tentacles, which measured at least 6ft from end to end.
Fears of a UFO invasion were put to rest as scientists revealed it was a seething mass of goose barnacles that was swept up from the depths of the ocean by bad weather.The barnacles - long writhing stalks or pendulates, tipped with shells - are normally found deep below the waves, but were washed up clinging to a log.
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The 25-year-old, dubbed Benson, weighed a staggering 64lb (29kg) - more than a large dog - andwas worth £20,000.
A quantity of uncooked nuts, which are toxic to fish who swell up because they cannot process them, were found nearby on the bank