Screenshot of the video posted by Sarrah Vasser- Alford on facebook
A video of a mysterious sea creature has gone viral on the Internet. Many have described the creature as "strange" and "alien". Angler Sarah Vasser-Alford shared a video of the orange sea creature wriggling its tendrils on Facebook, where it has collected over 1.1 million views.
According to the Mirror, Vasser-Alford reeled in the creature from off the coast of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, in August.
Vasser-Alford also shows its blood vessels when the creature is turned over.
Take a look at the video below.
Users have commented in amazement and curiosity on the video, many suggesting it could be a basket star and have requested Saarah to put it back in the Ocean.
Basket stars are a species of echinoderm - similar to starfish - that live on the ocean floor. Their branched arms help them move across the floor and prey on other sea animals.
Saarah, in a caption update of the video, informed the users that the creature has been safely put back in the ocean.
In a similar incident in September, 2018, a picture of Vibrant blue Jellyfish posted by Facebook user Holly Horner from New Jersey had grabbed attention of people.
Picture of rare vibrant blue jellyfish posted on Facebook by Holly Horner
