Bermuda Blob is the name given to two

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s that washed ashore on

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in 1988 and 1997. Originally thought to be the remains of a

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, analysis proved the blobs to be the remains of whales.

1988

The first Bermuda Blob was found by Teddy Tucker, a fisherman and treasure hunter, in

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in May 1988. Tucker described the blob as "2½ to 3 feet thick ... very white and fibrous ... with five 'arms or legs,' rather like a disfigured star." Samples of the specimen were analysed in 1995 and it was suggested that these were from a

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ic sea creature, either a large

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(bony fish) or an

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(shark or ray).Pierce, S., G. Smith, T. Maugel & E. Clark 1995
On the Giant Octopus (''Octopus giganteus'') and the Bermuda Blob: homage to A. E. Verrill.
''Biological Bulletin'' 188: 219–230. Subsequent reanalysis of this specimen by the same team, however, using advanced genetic techniques not previously available, confirmed that it was actually the remains of a

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.Pierce, S., S. Massey, N. Curtis, G. Smith, C. Olavarría & T. Maugel 2004
Microscopic, biochemical, and molecular characteristics of the Chilean Blob and a comparison with the remains of other sea monsters: nothing but whales.
''Biological Bulletin'' 206: 125–133.

1997

Bermuda Blob 2 was found in January 1997. Analysis of samples in 2004 suggests that Bermuda Blob 2 was a large mass of

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from a whale.

References

* Puig, R. 2004.
A Whale of a Tale.
' Research Online, University of South Florida. {{Globsters Globsters 1988 in Bermuda 1997 in Bermuda