12 Of The Most Bizarre Worms Ever
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From the ragworm to the bobbit worm, here are 12 of the most bizarre worms ever. Mather nature has some interesting creepy creatures everywhere!\r
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7. The Ragworm\r
There is around 500 different species of these worms and that in itself seems like way too many of these creepy crawlies just running around but thankfully most of them are aquatic dwellers. These guys come equipped with a pair of palps and their teeth are made out of a very strong material that is infused with a histidine-rich protein. They use their strong teeth and just as strong jaws to munch on their delicious prey as they are considered omnivores but mostly stick to a carnivore diet. There is a certain species that lives in Vietnam that is considered as a delicacy.\r
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6. Eulagisca Gigantea\r
This definitely looks like it could be the real-life inspiration behind Ridley Scotts iconic Alien charer. Eulagisca Gigantea is a type of worm that lives just off the icy waters of Antarctica and can grow to be around 8 inches in length, which might not sound like a lot but is scary enough just thinking about it. Its body also comes equipped with these fine bristles but also tiny protective scales that keep it safe from hungry predators, although, any animal would be crazy to want to willingly eat this thing. Not much else is known since they are hard to study. \r
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5. The Bobbit Worm\r
Oh no no no, not today Satan. If you dont know what a Bobbit worm is consider then yourself lucky but not really because youre about to find out just what these things are. Well, obviously theyre worms but these arent the ones you want to pick up. Theyre capable of injecting their prey with a toxin that will stun or kill it. When the Bobbit worm strikes it can do so at such a lightning speed that it often cuts its meal in half accidentally. It leaves a tiny portion of their antennae sticking out of the sand and when it senses movement it strikes. \r
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4. This Mysterious Worm\r
The new video from which this image was taken from shows a person holding this worm and then suddenly out of nowhere the worm shoots out this white thing that starts branching off and it looks like a tree or veins. The white thing that it shoots out has been identified as its proboscis which it uses to naturally catch its prey. If does manage to catch something, the prey is then swept back up inside of the worm as its proboscis retrs where it will then be digested. Experts believe that the mystery worm is really just a type of ribbon worm.\r
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3. The Methane Ice Worm\r
These methane ice worms are located towards the bottom of the ocean floor at around 800 meters or a little more than 2,500 feet below sea level. They were first discovered all the way back in 1997 by a biology professor named Charles Fisher who worked for the Pennsylvania State University. He found the worms living on the ocean floor of the Gulf of Mexico where they were colonizing the methane ice, hence where they get their names from, and survived by harvesting the present beria that would metabolize the clathrate. The larvae get moved from place to place by currents and will die off in 20 days if they dont find somewhere to feed.\r
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2. The Velvet Worm\r
These worms particularly interesting for how they manage to capture and feast upon their intended prey. When a velvet worm senses a nearby animal such as a beetle, it will end up shooting a slimy substance out of its two modified legs that are known as its “oral tubes.” The tubes are slime glands that shoot out at less than 80 milliseconds. That is remarkably fast for such a slow hunter. Once the animal is hit, the “glue” begins to harden and the worm then makes its way over to feed on its dinner. \r
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1. The Antarctic Proboscis Worm\r
Here we are. Number 1. The pink stringy blob mess that you see isnt a colorful piece of coral but rather a terrifyingly large Antarctic proboscis worm. Dont worry, though, because you wont be running into these deep sea monsters as they live around 12,000 feet below sea level where they are capable of growing to enormous lengths of up to almost seven feet long. This worm doesnt have a respiratory system and therefore it gets the oxygen it needs to breathe through its skin from the oxygen-filled waters of the antarctic. Hungry predators avoid these worms as their bodies are covered in acidic mucus.
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Subscribe for new videos Monday Wednesday and Friday!\r
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7. The Ragworm\r
There is around 500 different species of these worms and that in itself seems like way too many of these creepy crawlies just running around but thankfully most of them are aquatic dwellers. These guys come equipped with a pair of palps and their teeth are made out of a very strong material that is infused with a histidine-rich protein. They use their strong teeth and just as strong jaws to munch on their delicious prey as they are considered omnivores but mostly stick to a carnivore diet. There is a certain species that lives in Vietnam that is considered as a delicacy.\r
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6. Eulagisca Gigantea\r
This definitely looks like it could be the real-life inspiration behind Ridley Scotts iconic Alien charer. Eulagisca Gigantea is a type of worm that lives just off the icy waters of Antarctica and can grow to be around 8 inches in length, which might not sound like a lot but is scary enough just thinking about it. Its body also comes equipped with these fine bristles but also tiny protective scales that keep it safe from hungry predators, although, any animal would be crazy to want to willingly eat this thing. Not much else is known since they are hard to study. \r
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5. The Bobbit Worm\r
Oh no no no, not today Satan. If you dont know what a Bobbit worm is consider then yourself lucky but not really because youre about to find out just what these things are. Well, obviously theyre worms but these arent the ones you want to pick up. Theyre capable of injecting their prey with a toxin that will stun or kill it. When the Bobbit worm strikes it can do so at such a lightning speed that it often cuts its meal in half accidentally. It leaves a tiny portion of their antennae sticking out of the sand and when it senses movement it strikes. \r
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4. This Mysterious Worm\r
The new video from which this image was taken from shows a person holding this worm and then suddenly out of nowhere the worm shoots out this white thing that starts branching off and it looks like a tree or veins. The white thing that it shoots out has been identified as its proboscis which it uses to naturally catch its prey. If does manage to catch something, the prey is then swept back up inside of the worm as its proboscis retrs where it will then be digested. Experts believe that the mystery worm is really just a type of ribbon worm.\r
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3. The Methane Ice Worm\r
These methane ice worms are located towards the bottom of the ocean floor at around 800 meters or a little more than 2,500 feet below sea level. They were first discovered all the way back in 1997 by a biology professor named Charles Fisher who worked for the Pennsylvania State University. He found the worms living on the ocean floor of the Gulf of Mexico where they were colonizing the methane ice, hence where they get their names from, and survived by harvesting the present beria that would metabolize the clathrate. The larvae get moved from place to place by currents and will die off in 20 days if they dont find somewhere to feed.\r
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2. The Velvet Worm\r
These worms particularly interesting for how they manage to capture and feast upon their intended prey. When a velvet worm senses a nearby animal such as a beetle, it will end up shooting a slimy substance out of its two modified legs that are known as its “oral tubes.” The tubes are slime glands that shoot out at less than 80 milliseconds. That is remarkably fast for such a slow hunter. Once the animal is hit, the “glue” begins to harden and the worm then makes its way over to feed on its dinner. \r
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1. The Antarctic Proboscis Worm\r
Here we are. Number 1. The pink stringy blob mess that you see isnt a colorful piece of coral but rather a terrifyingly large Antarctic proboscis worm. Dont worry, though, because you wont be running into these deep sea monsters as they live around 12,000 feet below sea level where they are capable of growing to enormous lengths of up to almost seven feet long. This worm doesnt have a respiratory system and therefore it gets the oxygen it needs to breathe through its skin from the oxygen-filled waters of the antarctic. Hungry predators avoid these worms as their bodies are covered in acidic mucus.