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Bobbit Worm
Eunice aphroditois

Aug 29th, 2011 // In: Others // By: KajComments 0

Bobbit Worms are a very strange nocturnal predatory worm. They have most of their bodies buried in the sand, with just their frightening looking pincers showing.

I was patiently filming a couple that were close together and my waiting paid off…

..the first Bobbit Worm attacks and eats a foolish Scorpionfish that wandered in too close…

…the second went for a Long Arm Octopus that got too close….I was quite upset, as I Love octopuses, but luckily the plucky little octopus was too tough for the bobbit Worm and escaped after a few seconds..

The Bobbit Worm
Eunice aphroditois by Kaj Maney, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.