Phew, that freakish thing was just the eye of a swordfish

Science has spoken, after examining that giant eye found on a Florida beach last week, FWC researchers believe the specimen came from a swordfish. I guess it is safe to go swimming again! :-)

“Experts on site and remotely have viewed and analyzed the eye, and based on its color, size and structure, along with the presence of bone around it, we believe the eye came from a swordfish,” said Joan Herrera, curator of collections at the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg. “Based on straight-line cuts visible around the eye, we believe it was removed by a fisherman and discarded.”

Via boingboing