25 Weirdest Worms Ever
From The Acorn Worm to the The Feather Duster Worm here are 25 Weirdest Worms Ever. Bizarre animals are everywhere! \r
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15. The Acorn Worm\r
The acorn worm gets its name from the sheer f that the tip of its head somehow resembles an acorn. Not really, but okay. They are rarely seen by us humans because they burrow into the sea floor and get their nutrients from microorganisms in the sand.\r
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14. The Ragworm\r
These things might look like the end of a giant hairbrush and this creepy isnt something that you want to come into cont with. They can be seen sporting a nasty pair of teeth that are ually incredibly strong. Try to avoid them at all costs.\r
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13. The Feather Duster Worm\r
If you cant find the head of this worm dont worry. The head is ually supposed to be hidden thanks to all those feathery branchiae. They consume all their nutrients by filter feeding and look more like an anemone than a type of worm.\r
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12. The Ribbon Worm\r
This ribbon worm here shot to viral fame when it was recorded shooting out a white sticky substance that looked like a sprouting tree. Turns out, its ually the worms sticky proboscis that it uses to capture its prey and then drag it inside its body. \r
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11. The Medusa Worm\r
As shown in the following image, you can see why this worm is called the “medusa worm” as it resembles the ancient Greek gorgon herself. Not, much is known about these worms as they were only recently discovered.\r
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10. The “Osedax” Worm\r
These types of worms were only recently discovered and they enjoying munching on the bones of the dead whales, which is ually pretty neat considering this breaks it down for other scavengers such as crabs. They are one of natures best little recyclers.\r
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9. The Bearded Fireworm\r
This is a variation of bristle worm that makes its home in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean where it prefers tropical waters. You may be tempted to pick them up because theyre so fluffy but please dont. Their bristles will end up stinging you. \r
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8. The Bobbit Worm\r
Bobbit worms are known for being incredibly fast when comes to striking at their prey. Its ually pretty common for a Bobbit worm to end up ripping its meal in half because of the sheer speed and force it uses.\r
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7. The Velvet Worm\r
These crafty hunters are able to shoot these projectiles of slime out of the two modified pairs of legs that it comes equipped with. Once they successfully shoot down a target, they get glued to the spot and wait to be devoured.\r
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6. The Giant Blue Earthworm\r
These long earthworms grow to be around 2 feet long and can be found in their native home of Borneo. Like with most earthworms, finding one of these will usually be the easiest after its rained a bit. \r
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5. Eulagisca Gigantea\r
These nasty little buggers look like they can take a good chunk of flesh right from your calf. They can grow to be up to 8 inches in length, which is way too long, and appear to be a cross between an alien and a grill scrubbing brush. \r
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4. The Methane Ice Worm\r
This worm, which looks more like some kind of freaky alien, lives deep in the waters of the ocean floor, most notably in the Gulf of Mexico where they were discovered. Its here that they feast on certain beria and colonize methane ice. \r
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3. The Giant Tube Worm\r
If you want to get all technical, these arent really worms but classified as a bivalve mollusk. Dont blame us. Blame the people who put the word “worm” in their name. They can grow to be as old as 250 years old!\r
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2. The Antarctic Proboscis Worm\r
That nasty trail that looks like a bunch of intestines just scrunched together is known as an Antarctic proboscis worm. These bad boys can grow to be seriously long and are covered in acidic mucus but youll never come into cont with one of these so dont worry.\r
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1. The Pig Butt Worm\r
Do we even need to get into specifics here? The worm looks like a pigs butt so much so thats exly what scientists named it. The worm species was discovered back in 2007 and the reason for its odd look is because its segmented.
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15. The Acorn Worm\r
The acorn worm gets its name from the sheer f that the tip of its head somehow resembles an acorn. Not really, but okay. They are rarely seen by us humans because they burrow into the sea floor and get their nutrients from microorganisms in the sand.\r
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14. The Ragworm\r
These things might look like the end of a giant hairbrush and this creepy isnt something that you want to come into cont with. They can be seen sporting a nasty pair of teeth that are ually incredibly strong. Try to avoid them at all costs.\r
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13. The Feather Duster Worm\r
If you cant find the head of this worm dont worry. The head is ually supposed to be hidden thanks to all those feathery branchiae. They consume all their nutrients by filter feeding and look more like an anemone than a type of worm.\r
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12. The Ribbon Worm\r
This ribbon worm here shot to viral fame when it was recorded shooting out a white sticky substance that looked like a sprouting tree. Turns out, its ually the worms sticky proboscis that it uses to capture its prey and then drag it inside its body. \r
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11. The Medusa Worm\r
As shown in the following image, you can see why this worm is called the “medusa worm” as it resembles the ancient Greek gorgon herself. Not, much is known about these worms as they were only recently discovered.\r
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10. The “Osedax” Worm\r
These types of worms were only recently discovered and they enjoying munching on the bones of the dead whales, which is ually pretty neat considering this breaks it down for other scavengers such as crabs. They are one of natures best little recyclers.\r
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9. The Bearded Fireworm\r
This is a variation of bristle worm that makes its home in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean where it prefers tropical waters. You may be tempted to pick them up because theyre so fluffy but please dont. Their bristles will end up stinging you. \r
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8. The Bobbit Worm\r
Bobbit worms are known for being incredibly fast when comes to striking at their prey. Its ually pretty common for a Bobbit worm to end up ripping its meal in half because of the sheer speed and force it uses.\r
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7. The Velvet Worm\r
These crafty hunters are able to shoot these projectiles of slime out of the two modified pairs of legs that it comes equipped with. Once they successfully shoot down a target, they get glued to the spot and wait to be devoured.\r
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6. The Giant Blue Earthworm\r
These long earthworms grow to be around 2 feet long and can be found in their native home of Borneo. Like with most earthworms, finding one of these will usually be the easiest after its rained a bit. \r
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5. Eulagisca Gigantea\r
These nasty little buggers look like they can take a good chunk of flesh right from your calf. They can grow to be up to 8 inches in length, which is way too long, and appear to be a cross between an alien and a grill scrubbing brush. \r
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4. The Methane Ice Worm\r
This worm, which looks more like some kind of freaky alien, lives deep in the waters of the ocean floor, most notably in the Gulf of Mexico where they were discovered. Its here that they feast on certain beria and colonize methane ice. \r
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3. The Giant Tube Worm\r
If you want to get all technical, these arent really worms but classified as a bivalve mollusk. Dont blame us. Blame the people who put the word “worm” in their name. They can grow to be as old as 250 years old!\r
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2. The Antarctic Proboscis Worm\r
That nasty trail that looks like a bunch of intestines just scrunched together is known as an Antarctic proboscis worm. These bad boys can grow to be seriously long and are covered in acidic mucus but youll never come into cont with one of these so dont worry.\r
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1. The Pig Butt Worm\r
Do we even need to get into specifics here? The worm looks like a pigs butt so much so thats exly what scientists named it. The worm species was discovered back in 2007 and the reason for its odd look is because its segmented.