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A couple inches wide and up to ten feet long, the bobbit worm stays hidden under tropical sands with just its five antennae poking out—waiting for prey to swim by.
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The Bobbit Worm

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A ribbon worm curled up in a mud flat.
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A Ribbon Worm From the Mud Flats

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A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Animals of the Fire Ice

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An arrow-worm from the genus Spadella. Alvariño discovered and classified the species Spadella gaetanoi in 1978.
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Arrow-worm

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a large room of shelves filled with jars
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The Worm Collection

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A clear tomoptorid with many leg-like parapodia photographed on a black background.
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Tech Imitates Life: Sneaky Sea Worm Inspires Soft Robots

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The ribbon worm seen here, Ramphogordius sanguineus, is known to regenerate after losing a part of its body.
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Regenerating Ribbon Worm

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Syllid fireworms can be found mainly on the seafloor, but they switch to a planktonic form to reproduce, where the females use bioluminescent signals.
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Syllid Fireworms

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Dr. Marian Pettibone, A Woman of Firsts

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Colorful scaleworm on a seastar
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Pops of Polychaete Color

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The fringe of a white Christmas tree worm.
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White Christmas Tree Worm

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