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plastic garbage, plastic bag, found floating in a marine harbour, Cornwall, UK. Decaying plastic bag looking like a jellyfish.
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| Author | seegraswiese |
I always wondered why Leatherbacks and other wildlife have difficulties to distinguish between their favorite food (jellyfish) and plastic bags. Then I stumbled about this "organism" swimming in the marine harbour of St Michael`s Mount, Cornwall, UK. Picture shows unmodified decaying plastic bag, in a marine environment.
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