Alien Facade: Tubifex Worms Invade North Carolina

They're slimy, pulsating colonies, set out to invade via sewer!

North Carolina watch out! There's been Internet hype for the last few days about an apparent sewage life form with alien-like physique. Fortunately, it's now safe to go outdoors - and flush the toilet. No, the military didn't go in with flamethrowers and machetes to tackle this clearly threatening beast. It was solved with science!

A representative of the Raleigh Public Utilities Department, by the name of Ed Buchan, informed media that the pulsating blobs were merely a colony of Tubifex worms that "seem to respond to the light from the camera. That light is pretty hot."

Check out the video footage below.