The attached picture is not a new species but it does look like something pulled up from the depths of the ocean. It was in fact pulled from the depths of the plumbing under my bathroom. This is almost a metre of matted hair and congealed soap and is the reason why our bath was emptying so slowly. I cleaned the pipes myself, but either way, I know why plumbers charge so much. You wouldn’t play with this stuff all day if you weren’t on top dollar.