Sea Monsters? Do You Mean Globsters?

Over 80% of the ocean is still unexplored and shrouded in mystery. But that doesn’t exactly include what washes ashore. Today, we’re diving into the phenomenon known as “globsters” - when unidentifiable organic masses wash up on beaches, stumping locals and scientists alike. Sometimes these can be attributed to whales, sharks, or… prehistoric sea creatures? Let’s dive into the first known “globsters”, and we guarantee your beach days will start to look a little different now. For pictures and more information, please follow us on Instagram & Threads @thespectralpod. If you want to send us a story or recommendation, email us: [email protected]. Please rate and review on your favorite listening platform. The ghosts and I will be eternally grateful. We hope you keep listening! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all other platforms. Sources Cramb, Auslan. “DNA could help identify 200-year-old Stronsay Beast.” The Telegraph, 03 Sept. 2008, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/earthnews/3350972/DNA-could-help-identify-200-year-old-Stronsay-Beast.html?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first. Debczak, Michele. “Bizzare Globsters That Have Washed Ashore.” Mental Floss, 02 Nov. 2023, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/655596/bizarre-globsters-have-washed-ashore. Jenkins, Bill. “The ‘Stronsay Beast’: testimony, evidence and authority in early nineteenth-century natural history.” Royal Society Journal of the History of Science, 26 Jan. 2022, https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2021.0050. Jennings, Lucas. “Gooey Mysteries: The Bizarre World of Globsters Washed Ashore.” Hangar Publishing, Accessed 14 Sept. 2024, https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/globster?srsltid=AfmBOorXj0YRPYdSp8G8GBriGF3jZ5DpX02oLedzZKD5xny9blSvTA6z. Koster, John. “What Was the New Zealand Monster?” Missouri Association for Creation, Nov. 1977, https://web.archive.org/web/20090125223019/http://www.gennet.org/facts/nessie.html. Kuban, Glen J. “Sea-monster or Shark?” National Center for Science Education, May 1997, http://www.paleo.cc/paluxy/plesios.htm. Naish, Darren. “Gambo rides again: the beaked beast of Bungalow Beach and the prehistoric survivor paradigm.” Darren Naish, 28 Feb. 2006, https://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/02/gambo-rides-again-beaked-beast-of.html. Radford, Benjamin. “Globsters: Mysterious Marine Monster Masses.” Live Science, 21 May 2014, https://www.livescience.com/45780-globsters.html. “Whales are Slain by Hairy Monster.” Newspaper.com, Accessed 14 Sept. 2024, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-leader-whales-are-slain-by-hai/20930821/.