The Oil Pit Squid
Can creatures survive in Industrial waste? The
strange story of the oil pit squid suggests they might.
The story goes that workers cleaning out a sludge
pit at GMC Delphi Interior and Lighting plant (Plant 9) in Anderson Indiana in 1996,
found greyish-red, tentacled creatures
about an inch (2.5 cms) in diameter and 6-8 inches (15-20cms) long living in a
mixture of oil, antifreeze, and chemicals
left from manufacturing car parts. They had one eye with an eyelid.One was said to have been killed and
placed in a jar to be sent for examination but the jar disappeared leaving no
evidence.
Sharon Morton, spokeswoman for the GMC Delphi
Interior and Lighting Plant Number 9 said in a statement that what workers
found in the pit was a bacterial growth that formed when organic matter was
placed in freshwater. The cause of this, according to Morton, was a broken
sprinkler line nearby that allowed freshwater to seep into the emulsion pit. No
more were found.
Is it possible that the jar disappeared to hide the evidence
or was it a hoax? There have been fish that have adapted to living in polluted
waters so it could be possible .What do you think.
You can read more here:
Ken de la Bastide, "Creature in Plant 9
Pits," Anderson (Lnd) Herald Bulletin, March 5, 1997, p. 1;
Tim Swartz, "Mystery of the Oil Pit
Squids," Strange Magazine, no. 18 (Summer 1997): 28-30.
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