MYSTERIOUS 'ALIEN' WITH GLOWING GREEN SPIKES APPEARS ON BEACH

A MYSTERIOUS creature with shimmering spikes caused a sharp intake of breath after being spotted on a North Wales beach.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor

When photos were shared online, some people likened it to a fossil, others to some kind of "alien". All confessed to have never seen anything like it before.

Covered in bristles, making it appear furry, the half foot-long creature was found by dog walker Simon Parker on Pensarn Beach, Conwy. Not knowing what it was, and seeing its fringe flash green, he used Google Lens to identify it as a Sea Mouse.

"I found it at the water's edge just after low tide," he said.

"Unfortunately, it didn’t appear to be alive. The Sea Mouse was approximately five or six inches long with brightly coloured bristles down the sides.”

Sea Mice are not uncommon but they are rarely seen, occasionally washing up on beaches in rough weather, or stranded by very low tides.