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  2. Riftia - Wikipedia

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    Riftia pachyptila, commonly known as the giant tube worm and less commonly known as the giant beardworm, is a marine invertebrate in the phylum Annelida [1] (formerly grouped in phylum Pogonophora and Vestimentifera) related to tube worms commonly found in the intertidal and pelagic zones.

  3. Giant Palouse earthworm - Wikipedia

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    The giant Palouse earthworm or Washington giant earthworm (Driloleirus americanus, meaning lily-like worm [2]) is a species of earthworm belonging to the genus Driloleirus inhabiting the Palouse region of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, in the United States. The worm was discovered in 1897 by Frank Smith near Pullman, Washington. It can ...

  4. Kuphus - Wikipedia

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    Despite the fact that Kuphus polythalamius is now known to be a mollusc, its common name is the giant tube worm. [6] Since 1981 however, the name "giant tube worm" has also been applied to the hydrothermal vent species Riftia pachyptila , which is indeed a worm, an annelid .

  5. Newly discovered large predator worms ruled the seas as ... - AOL

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    Researchers have uncovered fossils of giant predator worms, some of Earth’s earliest carnivorous animals that roamed the seas 518 million years ago.

  6. List of fictional worms - Wikipedia

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    In the Star Wars universe, space slugs, also called exogorths or "giant asteroid worms", [14] are silicon-based gastropods, capable of surviving in a vacuum. First seen in The Empire Strikes Back. The Graboids in the Tremors films and television series. [1] Jeff, the giant subway worm in the film Men in Black II.

  7. Lineus longissimus - Wikipedia

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    The bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus) is a species of ribbon worm and one of the longest known animals, with specimens up to 55 m (180 ft) long being reported. [1] Its mucus is highly toxic. [ 2 ]

  8. Scientists Found a 520-Million-Year-Old Miracle: a Fossil ...

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    Scientists discovered a 520-million-year-old fossilized larva with brains and guts intact, offering unprecedented insights into early arthropod evolution.

  9. Giant Gippsland earthworm - Wikipedia

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    Giant Palouse earthworm - A vulnerable North American species. Oregon giant earthworm - A relative of the Palouse earthworm. Specimens have been recorded at 1.3 m (4 feet) long. Lake Pedder earthworm - Listed as the first "extinct" worm species from its original unique Tasmanian habitat. Lumbricus badensis - Giant (Badish) earthworm.