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People visiting Seaside, Oregon, may be in for a surprise when heading to the shore.

Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed ashore, covering over two miles of beach, The Associated Press reported.

Seaside Aquarium assistant manager Tiffany Boothe said the creatures normally burrow into the sand on the low tideline.

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"They are literally littering the tideline," Boothe told AP.

They’re about a half-inch (1.3 centimeter) long, though they can grow to about 6 inches (15 centimeters), AP noted.

The ones in Oregon are stretching to about half an inch right now.

Boothe said that she had not seen this many sea cucumbers in a few years, an

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