#polychaetes

[polychaete-of-the-day]

Today we have some absolutely incredible photos of a gossamer worm, Tomopteris sp.

Photo Fraser Higgins

[patheticmosasaur1]

today's invertebrate..........protodrilus

protodrilus is exactly the worm you want to hire if you ever want to start some kind of evil lab or unethical psychological experiment! they have experience with all flavours of pain and torment and have went through every known torture method!!

...except for the ones that cause physical and mental harm of course

glorpiness rating: beating up homunc

video by Maikon Di Domenico (CC BY-NC-SA)

[legendaryorca]

polychaetes? yeahh

[platycryptus]

nereid worms (Alitta sp.) prowling the tidal mudflats

nereids and other predatory polychaete worms (such as bobbit worms) are related to earthworms but have a more complex brain, leg-like parapodia, eyes, antennae, and sharp retractable jaws for grasping prey. I think of them as marine centipedes.

normally they stay out of sight buried in the mud, so I was a bit surprised to see these ones crawling out in the open, various smaller invertebrates scrambling out of the way to avoid becoming the worms’ next meal.

(PEI, Canada, 7/29/22)

[caesarsaladinn]

have I told you guys how much I love polychaetes

[snototter]

A bristleworm (Polychaeta sp.) off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida, USA

by Bryant Turffs

[a-book-of-creatures]

I not only support reclaiming worm, but I also support accepting kinship between Dragons and Annelids. Dragons are ultimately the lords of those who slither, annelids included.

Strong agree! Besides, some annelid worms are basically dragons anyway - and I’m not just talking about bobbit worms, I’m talking about polychaetes in general! Lookit those beauties!

[rosybetta]

literally not lying or exaggerating at all when I say I think polychaete worms are SO CUTE. like. not even because I think they have "traditionally cute" features, I just literally love the way they look and I think it's so adorable. the whole Nereididae family is just,, shaped like cute to me????? go google it and look at their little faces??? chubby bodies??? little hands???? truly God's favorite creatures. nature abhors a vacuum but it loves a good worm.