Scientists have given us another reason to fear – or marvel at – ruddy-hued marine bloodworms.
The haunting, copper-fanged invertebrates that may grow to over a foot long can do something remarkable with their long flexible mouth, known scientifically as a “proboscis.”
In the event of an attack or the need to burrow, the venomous Glycera dibranchiata bloodworms can “explosively” turn their appendage, which normally remains concealed within their bodies, inside out. Now, researchers say they know how it happens.
The process has been likened to fictional biology portrayed in the 1979 scifi ho