Viewing: Worms
March 5, 2018
Osedax worms feature in episode 2 of David Attenborough’s “Blue Planet II”
Osedax worms feature in episode 2 of David Attenborough’s “Blue Planet II”. The program was shown on Channel 9 TV recently. I was able to watch it on my PC a week later. Episode 2 of Blue Planet II can be found at https://www.9now.com.au/blue-planet-ii/2018/episode-2 . A ‘whale fall’ is shown at about 19.30 minutes in to the program. It goes... Read morePosted in Marine invertebrates, Whales & Dolphins, Worms | By Steve Reynolds
June 19, 2017
Osedax Worms Update 2
Osedax worms have been found in Australian waters for the first time. Osedax worms are ‘whale’ worms, worms that feed on the bones of dead whales. They were recently found burrowed deep inside the bones of a pilot whale hauled up from a deep-sea abyss off Byron Bay, New South Wales (no pun intended). The skull and spine of the... Read morePosted in Research, Whales & Dolphins, Worms | By Steve Reynolds
December 14, 2016
Acorn worm’s ‘Wolverine’ style healing powers
According to a recent report in the Sunday Mail (4/12/16), acorn worms can apparently regrow any of their body parts from nothing. The report was written by Harry Pettit from Washington, USA. He says that “researchers hope that unravelling the worm’s DNA could lead the team to human limb regeneration”. The researchers involved are from the University of Washington and... Read morePosted in Marine invertebrates, Research, Worms | By Steve Reynolds
July 3, 2016
Victorian marine worm I.D.
Early April 2016, we received an email message with the subject heading “Possible new species”. The message read (in part), “I was just went down Shoreham Beach with my family for a walk through the reef and stumbled across a strange creature. We were able to get a good quality video of it and thought I could send to you.... Read morePosted in Coastal species, intertidal zone, Marine invertebrates, Worms | By Steve Reynolds