Tens of thousands of bristle worms invade Florida beach in 'mating frenzy'

It's enough to put you off paddling for life.

Fishermen in Vilano Beach, Florida, woke up to a red sea this morning after it was invaded by tens of thousands of wriggling bristle worms.

The sea seethed with the slimy creatures, which appeared after what scientists called a 'classic mating frenzy'.

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Creepy crawlies: Tens of thousands of bristle worms invaded Vilano Beach, Florida last night after their annual mating frenzy

Corporal Brandon Embrey, of St Augustine Police, said: 'There had to be millions of them, I couldn't see the bottom. All I could see was red.'

Locals told Channel 4 the worms are an annual fixture - but this was the biggest swarm they'd seen in more than a decade.

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