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Phragmatopoma californica, commonly known as the sandcastle worm, the honeycomb worm [1] or the honeycomb tube worm, [2] is a reef-forming marine polychaete worm belonging to the family Sabellarididae. It is dark brown in color with a crown of lavender tentacles and has a length of up to about 7.5 centimeters (3.0 in). [3]
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The worms respond to vibrations created by rubbing the top of a wooden stake with a flat piece of metal. Worm charming, worm grunting, and worm fiddling are methods of attracting earthworms from the ground. The activity is usually performed to collect bait for fishing but can also take the form of a competitive sport in areas such as the UK and ...
Gardners beware -- the invasive Amynthas agrestis, also known as the Asian jumping worm, could be wiggling around a garden near you. These worms are known for their insatiable appetite and ability ...
Like most polychaetes, Platynereis bicanaliculata is a gonochoric species. [8] Nereid polychaete worms like Platynereis bicanaliculata reproduce via epitoky, a process in which mature individuals transition from benthic to pelagic, swimming organisms by undergoing dramatic changes in body and behavior, to distribute their gametes into the free water column.
Urechis caupo is a plump, unsegmented, cylindrical pink worm growing to a length of up to 7 inches, with 5.5 inches being a more typical length. There are a pair of setae (bristles) on the ventral surface at the anterior end, and a distinctive ring of about ten setae around the anus at the posterior end.
A Chula Vista, California, woman is warning others after she found three live worms inside the salmon she bought at Costco last week. The woman, identified only as Sylvia, told KGTV that she ...
Lumbriculus variegatus, also known as the blackworm or California blackworm or Australian Blackworm, is a species of worm inhabiting North America, Europe, and Australia. It lives in shallow-water marshes, ponds, and swamps, feeding on microorganisms and organic material. The maximum length of a specimen is 10 cm (3.9 in).