Nantucket Blob

Samples of the Nantucket Blob.

The Nantucket Blob was a globster that washed ashore on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, in November 1996.

Analysis of samples in 2004 suggests that the Nantucket Blob was a large mass of adipose tissue from a whale.

References

  1. ↑ Puig, R. 2004. A Whale of a Tale. Research Online, University of South Florida.
  2. ↑ Pierce, S., S. Massey, N. Curtis, G. Smith, C. Olavarría & T. Maugel 2004. Microscopic, Biochemical, and Molecular Characteristics of the Chilean Blob and a Comparison With the Remains of Other Sea Monsters: Nothing but Whales. Biological Bulletin 206: 125–133.