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Exotic animals in Australia Photo: Reproduction/Internet

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A swimmer from Tasmania, Australia caused a stir on social media when she shared photos of strange creatures she found on the beach. The images show pasty masses with a soft appearance and an almost solid state that resemble human brains.

The woman, whose identity has not been released, posted the photos on Facebook in the hope that someone could tell her what creatures they were. The images quickly went viral and reactions ranged from serious to playful.

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“Maybe some kind of sea sponge?” asked one internet user. “That’s where my brain went,” joked another.

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The scientific answer to this mystery is less scary than it seemed. The creatures are called sea squirts and are not plants, but animals that live in the sea. They have tentacles that filter food from the water and can attach themselves to hard surfaces such as rocks and shells.

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Speaking to Yahoo News Australia, ecologist and fisheries biologist Vincent Raoult said sea squirts appear in the sand during storms. “Ascidian is the most common name,” he explained. “It appears in the sand during storms when the waves tear them from the ocean floor.”