Searching for a mysterious creature that looks like an

It's a shell creature that looks like . alien monster in the famous "Alien" movie that no sci-fi movie fan doesn't know.

As described, the "monster" is a form of creature with sharp thorns, with a very odd opening and closing. The creature inside is a slippery skin that seems to have teeth and tongue.

This animal has teeth, tongue .

There have even been those who hypothesized that the heavens would send it to this barren Earth for the purpose of . cleansing the Earth?

Fortunately, a California biologist, Alex Warneke, confirmed the identity of the animal. In fact, many people let their imagination go a bit far, because this is Megabalanus californicus - a native oyster cult of California.

Warneke said that the M.californicus oysters are like other oysters, whose behavior is concentrated, clinging to the rocks. This behavior allows them to reduce their ability to be attacked by enemies, so sometimes oysters can form hordes of very large sizes.

The thing to distinguish M.californicus oysters with the oysters of the same genus Megabalanus, that's their color . According to Warneke, M. californicus is the most colorful species of this family. However, many people do not realize it is probably due to the blue gray of moss covered.

Oysters M.californicus.

There is a point to correct, that is this oyster does not have teeth . What looks like the teeth you see in the first picture is actually their feet.

However, this foot is not for movement, but for food. Each leg is equipped with microscopic hairs, to search for plankton in the sea water every time the tide goes up.

"Alien monster" is finally just a normal oyster.

Another feature of this oyster is the super-sticky super glue it releases . In the process of growing up, oysters will secrete a special glue, which binds the oyster shell to the substrates - usually ice cubes. This glue is so hard that in the 1970s, dentists used to find a way to apply it in dental fillings.

In short, "alien monsters" are ultimately just a normal oyster, not rare, even relatively popular. So just see, our Earth has a lot of mysteries right?