Scientists discover a giant black worm monster in the Philippines

Hidden beneath its tusk-like shell is a jet-black, slippery and slimy sea creature that looks like it came off the set ofAlien. Scientists said on Monday that they've discovered the first living specimen of a giant shipworm in a Philippine bay. SEE ALSO: Killer whales toss boats like toys while hunting a sea lion People have known of the huge mollusc for hundreds of years, by the shells they've left behind that were the size of baseball bats. But scientists have only seen dead specimens."To me,