Sting on my finger from Florida
July 2, 2007
From: Jason Horn
Concerning message #19991:
I just was out body surfing in north east florida and felt a piercing sting on my left pinky finger. I looked down and saw what appeared to be a bandaid looking thing on my finger I swiped it off and saw what looked like an orange worm with little legs all along it like a centipede of the sea. It still hurts and my friends thought I was crazy saying it must have been a man o war but I was sure and did a google search and it brought me here. How it ended up on my finger in the surf is news to me. But I'm glad it's not deadly!
Locality: Atlantic Beach, 5 feet , FL, US, Atlantic , 30 June 2007, surf zone. Length: a couple inches?. Photographer: a picture in my mind and sting on my finger.
Thanks for the info!
Jason
hornjason15@yahoo.com
Horn, J., 2007 (Jul 2) Sting on my finger from Florida. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20090Dear Jason,
I can't claim to be a worm expert but I am glad we could help solve your mystery.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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