The mysterious bag, which no one could understand what it was, appeared in the river.

An orange pouch that appeared in a river in Utrecht, Netherlands, has become a topic of discussion on social media. While various users claimed that the pouch was a dinosaur egg, scientists explained the mystery of the orange pouch. It was learned that this interesting structure belongs to a colony of hermaphroditic bryozoans and was formed by the coming together of several animals.

"A VERY SPECIAL STORY"

The image of the orange pouch caught in a channel in the river in the Netherlands created a buzz on social media. Ecologist Anne Nijs, speaking to the local broadcaster AD, stated that this phenomenon is not normally found in the Netherlands, saying, "They were discovered here for the first time. That's why it's a very special story."

Ecologist Anne Nijs explained that the hermaphrodites stick together to form the colony, stating, "The large pouch is formed by the coming together of several animals. Different colonies can later stick to each other. A pouch can have a diameter of 2 meters. They spread rapidly," she said. The expert also added that this situation, which is aesthetically disturbing, is not harmful in any way. These microscopic creatures, said to originate from the East Coast of the USA, were found in Germany as early as 1883. According to Sun's report, a cluster was seen in Oklahoma last spring, leading to conspiracy theories on social media about "alien egg shells."