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J. Wojcik — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:43:58 -0000

Whyever would I mind? I'm proud :D

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Johnnerjunior — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:09:15 -0000

I very much want a bobbit worm now...
Also, I hope you don't mind, but I found this article a huge help for my Marine Biology notes, and used it as a reference in my lab book.

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J. Wojcik — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:35:03 -0000

Probably! Never read about that before, but it sounds cool.

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lml — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:22:35 -0000

Is it true that the symbiotic bacteria of Osedax worms have been studied in order to produce a new grease or spot remover?

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C. aura — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:40:55 -0000

I've read this article about six times now and it's still amazing-- especially your last sentence in the article, which is beautifully, disgustingly, mordbidly poetic. Bogleech at its finest!

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oddcat — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:47 -0000

Very Cool!

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J. Wojcik — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:08:18 -0000

Hagfish do that to dead and dying fish, and in older books it was thought that they attacked live ones too, maybe it was hagfish? :)

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zayda — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:06:22 -0000

Well, my favourite worm were the Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas tree worms) with deep sea tube worms second, but they don't eat flesh. So as far as carnivorous worms go, I seem to distantly recall a type of fish (or other marine animal?) parasite worm that pretty much ate its host from the gut out, but I can't for the life of me remember where I read it. Possibly a type of tape worm or close relative?

These ones take the cake, though.

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J. Wojcik — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:34:23 -0000

what was your previous favorite? :D

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zayda — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:14:15 -0000

Some glorious choices, but what stands out for me is the Bobbit Worm. I've never seen those before, but... so pretty! So huge! So vicious! I think I have a new favourite carnivorous worm. <3

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MartyParty — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:02:20 -0000

This is great. I knew that worms could be diverse, but I never expected so many levels of adaptation and symbiosis. The discovery of chemosynthesis used by tube-worms has opened up the possibilities of life elsewhere in the universe, even in our own solar system (Europa, mostly). Chemosynthesis has spelled the death of all sun-worshipers.

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SaucyLobster — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:21:19 -0000

Wow. Bobbit worms are big, I mean 10 feet... That's huge. And they're so badass cutting things in two with thier faces and defacing aquarium property. Wow.

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peterdickinson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:37:07 -0000

Beautiful photographs. Smaller creatures than I am used to but nonetheless fascinating. Thank you

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Mc-Eevee — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:09:17 -0000

Aww! I absolutely adore the bobbit worm!
It's so cute yet disturbing. :B

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Lee — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:24:38 -0000

Cool article, just one correction. The word is "eunuch" not "eunic." I'm also pretty sure the scientific name isn't derived from it, since Eunice is person's name from a different Greek root.