060111/0023 GMT, 053111/1623 PST
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, USA
The first night on board was a tired one. We tried to stay up as late as possible to get rid of our jet lag. Falling asleep early and then waking up in the middle of the night all rested didn’t sound too appealing.
For a few moments though we forgot our tiredness when we spotted a most peculiar species. I have not yet engaged in further research about the life form but seeing that neither Wynne nor I had ever heard of it there definitely is a chance that no one ever has. We did find something beautiful, we might have found something new and—to the best of our knowledge—possibly extra terrestrial. Unlikely, I guess, seeing that I am familiar with an estimated gazillionth of the species of this planet, but still possible. I shall inquire some day.
Anyhow. As I was coming back from the shore facilities where I had exercised extensive dental care, I saw something glowing in the water right next to the boat. Bioluminescence. Not scared of the unknown and possibly dangerous beasts I called for Wynne knowing that she would not want to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a hobby field biologist. We investigated further.
The creatures were little worms, about a millimeter in diameter and 10 to 13 millimeters long. (That’s about 3/64 inches in diameter and 25/64 to 33/64 inches in length. Does anybody else think the imperial system is retarded?). They excreted a bluely phosphorescing substance. Maybe phosphor? We couldn’t rule it out. The creatures themselves must have been almost transparent for they themselves were glowing from the substance still inside them. They swam in spiraling circles leaving nothing but a trail of the purest beauty behind.
We indulged in watching them for a while before we decided that sweet sleep might be the only thing on earth that is even more beautiful.
Please let us know if you have heard of this species before. If no one has we—as the discoverers of this life form—claim the name Wormus Wynnekristianis for it.
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