Mysterious sea creature spotted on beach draws 'Alien' comparison: 'Fascinating!' (Via Richard Muirhead)

A woman taking an evening stroll on a beach in the United Kingdom came across a mysterious pale-blue creature she would later learn was a so-called “buoy barnacle,” an unusual and reportedly rarely-seen crustacean.

Fleur Bament told the UK-based news outlet SWNS she took a walk along Saunton Sands, a beach near Devon County in southwest England, on Saturday with her son and her son’s girlfriend. During their stroll, she noticed the strange-looking creature but wasn’t sure what it was. Dumbfounded, she took to a public Facebook group in the hopes someone could help her identify it.

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