14 thoughts on “Found on the beach…what is it? (photos)”

1. Keith Rollman May 8, 2012 at 8:53 am

   It’s one of those egg cases from Alien…put it down.

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2. Richard Gozinya May 8, 2012 at 3:37 pm

   So that’s where the other half of my Beyonce doll got to….give it back.

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3. Kolea May 8, 2012 at 3:45 pm

   Is it glass? Does it appear to be organic?

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4. Cat May 8, 2012 at 4:17 pm

   It’s a swim bladder from a fish.

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5. chicken or egg? May 8, 2012 at 4:27 pm

   It’s a swim bladder, which you can buy online for eating.

   http://www.ecplaza.net/trade-leads-seller/fish-maw-swim-bladder-gas–6848866.html

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   1. chicken or egg? May 8, 2012 at 4:57 pm

      It’s from a puffer fish.

      http://australianmuseum.net.au/What-is-a-gas-bladder

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      1. chicken or egg? May 8, 2012 at 11:31 pm

         I actually did not figure this out myself (although, in retrospect, a hollow, swollen, balloon-like organ found lying on the beach would probably serve an obvious function as … a fish’s air bladder).

         Instead, I turned to craigslist.

         http://honolulu.craigslist.org/

         Under the discussion forums, I went to the “pets” section.

         It is a valuable, and free forum for getting advice during a pet emergency when the vet clinic is closed. It can also help allay panic in such situations, and prevent overly hasty decisions from being made.

         And they know a fish air bladder when they see one.

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6. A. Nonymous May 8, 2012 at 7:13 pm

   It’s a pod. Watch out, in case what hatches out of it has a taste for human brain. I seen it on TV.

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7. haupia May 8, 2012 at 8:32 pm

   If the swim bladder is from a fish, was the fish preyed upon to release the bladder?

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8. Richard Gozinya May 8, 2012 at 9:12 pm

   Wow if that’s a bladder I’d imagine Flomax sales to fish are booming.

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9. Eric Sadoyama May 8, 2012 at 10:29 pm

   Apparently, porcupine fishes’ swim bladders are a lot more decay-resistant than the rest of the fish so the bladders remain after the rest of the dead fish rots away. Who knew?

   http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Sea+Life/Queensland+marine+habitats/Beach+flotsam+and+jetsam/Porcupinefish+Swim-bladder

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10. Nancy May 9, 2012 at 7:27 am

    I’m not sure exactly what that thing is, but if I were you, I’d use plenty of lube.

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11. Dean May 10, 2012 at 12:09 am

    I haven’t seen a fish bladder with two lobes. And they’re usually somewhat leathery, as well as easily deflated. But I’m only familiar with a dozen fish.

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    1. Ian Lind Post authorMay 10, 2012 at 4:59 am

       The one we found was light, thin, brittle, like a light bulb. Very interesting.

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