'Your worst nightmares': Stinging fireworms washing up on Texas beaches

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I got the picture from the Sacramento Bee.

‘Your worst nightmares’: Stinging fireworms washing up on Texas beaches

Centipedelike creatures known for their nasty sting have shown up near Corpus Christi.

By Sarah Bahari
Staff writer
6:12 PM on Aug 15, 2024 CDT


Jace Tunnell, with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, holds a bearded fireworm. The worms — known for their nasty sting — are washing up on Texas' Mustang Island.(Harte Research Institute for Gul / Courtesy)

If you’re headed to the Texas beach, beware.

Centipedelike creatures called bearded fireworms are washing up on Mustang Island, a barrier island near Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. The aquatic worms are known for their particularly nasty sting.

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[GiqueCee]

1. May I suggest...

... a gift basket full of them for Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton.