Australian Creature

[Wertman]

Started reading this and thought of Ken.  Ken what is your guess this creature is?

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/08/07/australian-teens-feet-legs-bloodied-by-mystery-sea-creatures.html

[Doctorossi]

Ah! Genus: horrificus species: foxnewsia

Frightening, but elusive!

[Wertman]

Rossi haha how funny I have not laughed that hard in a long time 

[garbandz]

Great.

something else to eat your ass in Oz.

Staying home, y'all......................

[El Presidente]

........it will be a bad day if sea lice have evolved into tiny Piranha 

[gweilgi]

... and to think that people are actually worried about sharks...

 

[cigcars]

       HOLY JESUS, what damage to that poor individual!  Looks like possible damage from a monster, horror type jellyfish! NOT Spongebob's pals!  

[jay8354]

well, it did state that it just looks horrible but mostly light bites from the sea lice.

However, it will still freak anyone out if it happened to them, especially with all that blood

[Fuzz AI]

It is our fauna working in a symbiotic relationship. A group of sea lice bite and draw blood, thereby attracting sharks. The sharks come along looking for a poor bugger to rip to shreds, leaving easily accessible food for more sea lice. Aussie goes on the news and says, "Nah, it wasn't a big deal. Just a few bites that bled a bit.", reassuring tourists that our waters are safe. Tourists flock to our waters and the cycle begins again.

[gweilgi]

1 hour ago, toofargone said:

I've said it before, everything in Australia can kill you. It's our way of getting rid of unwanted tourists.

And if the animals don't get you, the B doubles and the tradies will!  

[AndrewNR]

A friend shared a good theory, Odds are the poor lad just stepped onto something already being eaten by them.