Period Rock

Period rock, the lovely nickname for a creature found on Chilean beaches that bleeds when cut open. In fact locals eat it with salad and rice. (and a nice Chianti, just kidding!) There is a disturbing video at the link showing one of the living rocks being dissected by a tourist.

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 06, 2014
Category: Animals

Comments

This article just makes me so glad my wifes menopause has come and gone. (So I can now without worry of similar)

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 03/06/14 at 07:21 PM

Wait, BD, until she starts collecting cats and you have to deal with the many paws.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/06/14 at 11:04 PM

Won't happen Expat. I'm allergic to cats. Always been a dog person anyway.

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 03/07/14 at 09:59 AM

Only thing that would have made the video better is if the nazi had used a Hitler youth dagger to butcher the creature.

Posted by Rod on 03/07/14 at 02:08 PM

Allergic too many paws?

Posted by Kehaar on 03/16/14 at 03:21 PM

Agreed Rod, some people are just insensitive. ALternaterly, if several of these organisms were able too grab 'tourists' and start carving them up, that would be a paddling.

Posted by Kehaar on 03/16/14 at 03:27 PM

Ah, one of that most entertaining family of animals, the Tunicate worms.

Posted by D F Stuckey on 04/05/14 at 05:31 AM

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