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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.
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 ...
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 .
Researchers have uncovered fossils of giant predator worms, some of Earth’s earliest carnivorous animals that roamed the seas 518 million years ago.
Bipalium kewense has been found commonly in American greenhouses since 1901. [23] This species is a voracious predator of earthworms, and has been identified as a nuisance in the southern USA in earthworm-rearing beds. [24] Control of the species is difficult due to the lack of predators. As noted by the University of Florida IFAS department,
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.
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 ]
Scientists discovered a 520-million-year-old fossilized larva with brains and guts intact, offering unprecedented insights into early arthropod evolution.