3 weird creatures spotted along Texas coastline this month

Unusual animals have been making appearances along Texas coastlines lately, according to state officials.

On Oct. 12, Coastal Fisheries of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shared an image to Facebook of a 1-inch Pygmy seahorse, captioned “the smallest catch of the week.” The tiny animal was caught and released from the lower Laguna Madre near Padre Island. Even normal-sized seahorses are unique, the department added, in that male seahorses carry their young before birth, rather than the females.

A few days later, a cabbagehead jellyfish was spotted washed ashore at Padre Island National Seashore, according to a post on the seashore’s instagram page.

The cabbagehead jellyfish is sometimes confused with moon jelly, according to Padre Island, but can be identified by its "distinctive bell shape and lack of tentacles."

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Instead, "it has short oral arms where its nematocysts (stinging cells) are located. They will sometimes, but rarely, cause a mild tingle when touched," PINS said on Instagram. It added, "the cabbagehead jelly is a favorite treat of leatherback sea turtles."

And on Sunday, Padre Island posted an Instagram video of a ghost crab using its camouflage abilities to blend in with the sandy beach.

"You can't see me Monday...Gonna use my awesome camouflage to avoid Monday, said the ghost crab. Think it's going to work?" the post was captioned.

Click through the slideshow to see photos of each of the creatures.

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