Bobbit Worm In Action

They have most of their bodies buried in the sand with just their frightening looking pincers showing.

Bobbit worm in action. Bobbit worms are a very strange nocturnal predatory worm. Der bobbitwurm gehört zur gruppe der ringelwürmer aus der klasse der vielborster und findet sich hauptsächlich in tropischen gewässern. This creature came in some live rock bought from a local fish shop. Bobbit worms are polychaete worms in the phylum annelida.

Unsubscribe from hww staff. Der nachtaktive wurm kann eine länge von bis zu drei metern erreichen wobei nur ein kleiner teil aus dem sand am meeresgrund herausragt. Apparently he has done quite a good job of creating an even bigger network of tunnsels in this live rock piece than i thought he had. Caught this bobbit in action keep an eye on bottom right of the video.

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. Posted in r naturegifs by u setthehook 127 points and 14 comments. Had to split rock to catch him. A common myth about the bobbit worm is that they got their name from the fact that the female worms cuts off the penis of the male worm after mating and then feeds it to her young.

Amazing feeding to the bobbit worm. Ribbon worm in action hww staff. Bobbit worms or eunice aphroditois as they are scientifically known are ambush predators who have been known to eat fish and coral. Here is a video of the hitchhiker bobbit worm in action.

By their antennae the bobbit worm senses the passing prey and snaps down on the prey to drag them into its burrow using its mouth. üblicherweise findet sich das tier in zehn bis fünfzehn metern tiefe und lauert am meeresgrund vergraben auf beute. I ve also seen them called sand strikers because of how quickly they appear to strike out of nowhere in the sand.