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Bearded fireworm Bearded fireworm from the Mediterranean. Bearded fireworms are usually 15 cm (6 inches) in average length, but can reach up to 30 cm (12 inches). [1] [2]At first glance, this fire worm looks like a centipede with its elongated and flattened appearance, multiple segments, white silks, and parapodia and gills located on the side of its body.
Amphinomidae, also known as the fireworms, bristle worms or sea mice, [2] are a family of marine polychaetes, many species of which bear chaetae mineralized with carbonate. [3] The best-known amphinomids are the fireworms, which can cause great pain if their toxin-coated chaetae are touched or trodden on. [ 4 ]
Odontosyllis phosphorea, commonly known as a fireworm, is a polychaete worm that inhabits the Pacific coast of North and Central America. The organism normally lives in a tube on the seabed, but it becomes bioluminescent when it rises to the surface of the sea during breeding season.
The bearded fireworms washed up on logs covered in barnacles, one of the animals that the otherworldly-looking creatures feed on. While the bearded fireworms may look harmless, people are advised ...
English: Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata), Garajau Marine Nature Reserve, Madeira, Portugal Español: Gusano de fuego ( Hermodice carunculata ), reserva natural marina de Garajau , Madeira, Portugal
“The fireworms get their name because of the pain they inflict on anyone that dares to touch them; it literally feels like fire for about three hours,” according to the Harte Research Institute.
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