Why it is awesome: With its scientific name referencing Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, the sand striker is a stunning, glittering marine worm — and a terrifying ambush predator. It ...

Eunice aphroditois, also known as the Bobbit worm, buries its long body deep in the sand, leaving only its powerful jaws protruding above the surface. It uses these to grab hold of unsuspecting prey ...

Bobbit worms explode out of tunnels on the ocean floor to ambush prey. According to a new study, these worms had 6-foot-long carnivorous ancestors that burrowed under the Pacific Ocean. Researchers ...

The creature, which is usually found in warmer oceans around the world, is believed to have been introduced to the tank through a 'living rock' At first glance this picture looks like a scene from a ...

Not to toot my own horn, but I know a thing or two about bizarre animals. And I can tell you without a hint of doubt that the bobbit worm is by far the most bizarre. Growing to 10 feet long, the worm ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Indo-Pacific fish have a cooperative defense against a real-life sarlacc: spit. For the first ...

Each week there seems to be a standout character in BBC's Blue Planet II that encapsulates audiences from beneath the sea. Be it the transgender Kobudai wrasse fish causing a stir in the depths below, ...

Katelyn has been a writer since they learned to hold a pencil, but was a latecomer to the world of gaming, gradually falling in love with video games over the course of high school and college. They ...

At first glance this picture looks like a scene from a horror movie. In fact this slime-covered three-and-a-half-foot worm is a discovery made at an aquatics shop in Woking. A member of staff at ...

At first glance this picture looks like a scene from a horror movie. In fact this slime-covered three-and-a-half-foot worm is a discovery made at an aquatics shop in Woking. A member of staff at ...