Boneworms on dead whales in Monterey Bay
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Uploaded by MBARIvideo on Nov 10, 2009
It sounds like a classic horror story—eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green "roots" to devour their bones. In fact, such "boneworms" do exist in the deep sea. After planting several dead whales on the seafloor, a team of biologists recently announced that as many as 15 different species of boneworms may live in Monterey Bay alone.
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those crabs look awesome
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so basically these worms just clean up the mess? the whale dies , the fish eats the flesh ,they eat the bone. fail xD
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recycling
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looking like palm trees during a tornadoe ^^
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thanks
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Just amazing, Thank you.
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i was thinking scary
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cool
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I see small white anemones around the worms. If you don`t mind me asking, what species is that?
AcanLord 2 years ago
The anemones have been described. Reference follows.
Daly M, Gusmão L (2007) The first sea anemone (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from a whale fall Journal of Natural History 41, 1 - 11.
MBARIvideo 2 years ago