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Bobbit Worm: The Tropical Sea Floor Predator That Strikes in an Instant
The Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois) β a tropical sea floor predator that can grow up to three meters β hides in the sand and strikes its prey with zinc-infused jaws in milliseconds. Discovered since the 19th century but only deeply understood through 21st-century underwater recordings, this worm raises important questions about evolutionary perception, simple neural coordination, and its ecological role in coral reefs.
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