This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

The animals are not aliens, but giant pile worms, large marine worms that are typically found on the seafloor, but will swarm at the water’s surface to mate, Benjamin Neal, biologist and assistant ...

An evening stroll in Esquimalt’s Macaulay Point Park took a horrifying turn for one man and his dog when they found ...

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The “long white tentacles” of a “spaghetti”-like sea creature drew her attention. It turned out to be a new species. Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms ...

Although it was discovered in 1939, very little is known about this deep-sea species. Like other bristle worms, it probably plays an important role in keeping the ocean healthy. Bristle worms "are ...

This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre. Comments ( 0 ) ( ) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

In this case, Antarctic scale worms' shimmering golden hairs could help them crawl or swim through the water, or defend themselves from threats. It's unclear why their bristles are golden. Related: ...