Facebook/Reef DunnIt seemed like we finally had proof of life outside planet Earth when a bizarre-looking creature washed up on the Western shores of Australia ... but now we know what it is, and it's a real shock.
The blob has the appropriate name -- Coffin Ray -- aka a Numbfish.
Facebook/Reef DunnGet this ... Mr. Ray produces a shock of more than 200 volts ... it's 20 times more powerful than the device divers use to shock sharks into retreat mode.
Facebook/Reef DunnOne of the folks who had a bad experience with a Coffin Ray compared it to touching an electric fence.
Gallery Under The Sea! Launch Gallery GettyAlthough Coffin Rays don't seem to like the U.S.A., divers say they've seen a bunch of them in the shallow waters of Australia, where they bury themselves in the sand.
Watch where you step, Aussies!
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