2 days ago I saw "ASTONISHED" some kinda huge centipede like body come up from under a rock and grab a plant and pulled it into the rock opening. While humans are rarely their prey, the occasional bobbit worm bite has been reported. It lives mainly in the Atlantic Ocean, but can also be found in the Indo-Pacific ocean area.

Eunice aphroditois is a bristle worm ranging from less than 10 cm (4 in) to 3 m (10 ft) long that inhabits burrows it creates on the ocean floor. Description [edit | edit source]. : WTF: This thread: Refback: 05-04-2013 03:46 AM: This is a Bobbit Worm, it can grow up to 9ft long, and will haunt your soul for all eternity. The large worms dig themselves burrows on the ocean floor and then wait for prey to swim by. Predation of Scolopsis affinis during daytime by the Bobbit worm and subsequent mobbing. Share. The bobbit worm is a fearsome ambush predator … But one creature featured on the show - the metre-long, terrifyingly fast, sea bed-dwelling predator known as the Bobbit worm - has left viewers “thoroughly traumatised”. The bobbit worm, also known as the Eunice worm, can be found in sandy, mucky dive sites in many places of the world. Their five antennae are sophisticated sensors that can detect the slightest movement in the water above them.

Tiny fish cause the retreat of a menacing predator. : WTF: This thread: Refback: 05-03-2013 10:43 PM No new fish , mostly just live rock. Using five antennae, the bobbit worm senses passing prey, snapping down on them with supremely muscled mouth parts, called a pharynx. Bobbit worms are lunge predators who use receptors to hunt fish and coral By Alex Matthews For Mailonline Published: 11:33 EDT, 29 February 2016 | Updated: 13:26 EDT, 29 February 2016

Cool Facts About The Bobbit Worm. The Bobbit Worm is an aquatic predatory polychaete worm that dwells in the Dark Depths' terrain. The bobbit worm, also known as the Eunice worm, can be found in sandy, mucky dive sites in many places of the world. Filmed at night in Lembeh Strait. Five antennae protruding from its head act like tripwires. The Bobbit worm, Eunice aphroditois, is a ferocious underwater predator. My current tank is 2 years and still getting ripe. The bobbit worm is a worm, weaponised. Most creatures have their implements of death hidden beneath cheeks, lips or friendly smiles, but the Bobbit Worm has them right out on show. Found hiding in the sea floor at depths of 10 to 40 metres, the bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois) can't see, but has five antennae that it uses to sense its prey. It's like if deer used their antlers to capture and kill struggling prey. In fact, the 500-million-year-old sea worm might be a distant relative of today's Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois), which buries itself under sediment on the seafloor and ambushes prey.

(1) Eunice aphroditois or most commonly called the Bobbit Worm is an aggressive predator found buried in the ocean... (2) The name comes from a myth that the female worm cuts of the penis of the male after mating and feeds it to the young... (3) The worm can grow up to a length of almost 10 feet. So sudden and fierce is the snap of its jaws, prey may be sliced instantly in two, as if put to death by a bionic marine guillotine. By Zoe Cormier. The Bobbit Worm in Aquariums. Found in warmer oceans around the world, it buries itself into sediment, leaving only its mouth exposed with its huge, scissor-like jaws open wide. Advanced Topics.