Diver photos unusual ‘penis worm’ at the bottom of the ocean

A scuba diver was left in hysterics after coming across something… a little unfortunate at the bottom of the ocean.

Josie Jones, 48, was searching the sea flooring in Rye, Victoria, Australia a couple of weeks ago when she was challenged by a rather unfortunate-looking animal.

Using her undersea electronic camera Josie snapped images of the unusual ‘penis worm’ and published them to social networks – uncensored.

She stated she ‘couldn’t include her laughter’ when she initially saw it.

‘Wow, some marine animals are going to have fun with that,’ joked someone, to which Josie responded: ‘You’ve got such a terrific creativity.’

Someone else included: ‘It made my day and some of my friends’ days too.’

‘Sea cucumbers, apparently some people eat them…’ composed somebody else, who believed the penis worm was a sea cucumber.

The animal is not in fact a sea cucumber however is rather a priapulida, which gets its uncommon label due to its bendy shape looking like a human penis.

The sea cucumber is a various types that has skin which is more like leather.

Priapulidas reside in relatively shallow waters as much as 300ft deep and bury themselves in mud, which they consume.

They can be traced back to ancient times and were believed to be significant predators at that time.

Josie is an active totally free scuba diver and assists to tidy Rye Front Beach regularly.

She stated she does it ‘so funny little creatures like the sea cucumber have a better life’.

‘I have cleaned this beach for 10 years and so I’ve seen the distinction cleansing has actually made to the water,’ she stated.

‘I dive to take pictures and record the boost of seagrasses and sea beds. I clean up the beaches to enhance water quality.

‘It was a sea cucumber or penis worm, only the nerds get crazy on what subspecies it is. We have over 160 species living under our pier.’

Josie is a marine animal fan and projects to secure regional marine life through her litter project called The Only Butt.

‘We have a social campaign and I advocate for positive behaviour to protect our marine environment,’ she included.

‘I’ve got lots of awards for my volunteer work, gathering over 5.6 tonnes of litter, so I like my undersea encounters, and it’s odd-looking people like these that I keep the beach tidy for.’

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