proboscis https://scienceblogs.com/ en Giant Antarctic Marine Worm - Parbolasia Corrugatus https://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/2008/09/05/giant-antarctic-marine-worm-pa <span>Giant Antarctic Marine Worm - Parbolasia Corrugatus</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Zooillogix would like to take a moment to introduce you to <em>Parborlasia corrugatus</em>, a proboscis worm residing in the waters of Antarctica. We should note that we were inspired to learn more about these cute little fellows from this outstanding pic we saw on <a href="http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/">Ugly Overload</a>. </p> <p><img src="http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/wp-content/blogs.dir/253/files/2012/04/i-da3506eec7349cf853b514457c274052-parborlasia corrugatus.jpg" alt="i-da3506eec7349cf853b514457c274052-parborlasia corrugatus.jpg" /><br /> Photo credit <a href="http://dict.zhuaniao.com/images/words/244/283/0/2.jpg">Jeff Miller</a></p> <p><em>P. corrugatus</em> grows up to two meters in length, comes in a variety of delightful colors, and kills its prey by rapidly and repeatedly stabbing it with a harpoon-like barbed proboscis! This proboscis has adhesive secretions which secure it in place. When threatened, this fast moving giant death worm secretes an acidic mucus that predators avoid. Interestingly, I believe I learned about<em> P. corrugatus</em> inadvertently almost three months ago when I defeated him in Level 9 of Ninja Gaiden II for Xbox 360.</p> <p>Both a hunter and scavenger, worm-monster eats almost anything, including sponges, jellyfish, diatoms, seastars, anemones, polychaete worms, mollusks, crustaceans, fish and divers. The worms frequently engage in feeding frenzies around carcasses, forming what scientists refer to as "a rubber band ball of terror."</p> <p>Lacking a respiratory system, <em>P. corrugatus</em> absorbs oxygen through its skin. When oxygen levels drop, it flattens and elongates to increase surface area for absorption and minimize the distance oxygen must travel within the body. It's flexible body also allows it to swallow food almost as a large as itself.</p> <p>more pics below the fold</p> <!--more--><p><img src="http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/wp-content/blogs.dir/253/files/2012/04/i-5b280c71197884fd70dcdc988b8e63de-parborlasia 2.JPG" alt="i-5b280c71197884fd70dcdc988b8e63de-parborlasia 2.JPG" /><br /> <em>P. corrugatus</em> joins in on the feeding frenzy when the small seastar <em>Odontaster validus</em> attacks en masse the large seastar <em>Acodontaster conspicuus</em></p> <p><img src="http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/wp-content/blogs.dir/253/files/2012/04/i-857dd2eda27d9ad0627789af3398a8f5-parborlasia 3.jpg" alt="i-857dd2eda27d9ad0627789af3398a8f5-parborlasia 3.jpg" /><br /> Fish egg dinner</p> <p><img src="http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/wp-content/blogs.dir/253/files/2012/04/i-aff36a5c609524187b33af77c168e48d-parborlasia4.jpg" alt="i-aff36a5c609524187b33af77c168e48d-parborlasia4.jpg" /><br /> Here it is feasting on Benny's brain in one of his nightmares</p> <p>Ref - -</p> <p>Brueggeman, Peter, 1998. Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island &amp; McMurdo Sound, Antarctica</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/zooillogix" lang="" about="/author/zooillogix" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">zooillogix</a></span> <span>Fri, 09/05/2008 - 05:09</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/antarctica" hreflang="en">antarctica</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/nemertean-worm" hreflang="en">nemertean worm</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/worm" hreflang="en">worm</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/arctic" hreflang="en">arctic</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/nemertean" hreflang="en">nemertean</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/parborlasia-corrugatus" hreflang="en">parborlasia corrugatus</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/predatory" hreflang="en">predatory</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/proboscis" hreflang="en">proboscis</a></div> </div> </div> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434755" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220609087"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>This post is the last straw! I'm bookmarking Zooillogix!</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434755&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="qmISmvGaH-8u60boPBVj5AVZjv50DVt3kW9bsggfMFI"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Sven DiMilo (not verified)</span> on 05 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434755">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434756" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220618557"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>"Giant Death Worm" is a much better popular name than the boring "Giant Antarctic Marine Worm". How do we go about getting that changed?</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434756&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="19uxiqk_nLFC8uw6KvrdU1UDU4GxgO7nhYPeoko_u4g"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Michael (not verified)</span> on 05 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434756">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434757" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220625791"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I prefer 'Giant Deadly Antarctic Marine Death Worm of Death', just in case no one noticed the most important part.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434757&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="YrLjTSZNeihaa2ZbZTTFB2eDXEA7Yp1p_pMV-O9QWJ8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Myles (not verified)</span> on 05 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434757">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434758" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220632558"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I want to call it "Giant Death Worm: Destroyer of Worlds". Thanks, Zooillogix! Very cool post!</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434758&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="EgjqymDawio7I0B4ahMLtCtnmRkXi5QxkbtgA2dpva8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://scicurious.wordpress.com/" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">scicurious (not verified)</a> on 05 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434758">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434759" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220641345"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Sven,</p> <p><i>I'm bookmarking Zooillogix!</i></p> <p>What, you're only just doing this now?!</p> <p>Oh well. Check out the archives. Do so on an empty stomach. Or, if you're a bit more adventurous, on a date.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434759&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="lt7TF0yjn1zEjQfJ3sIh1PfCq-Crwgt1XCaIDTuku64"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.6thinternational.org" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Mrs Tilton (not verified)</a> on 05 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434759">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434760" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220644953"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The Lasagna of Doom</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434760&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="-cYdF7m9AJobSmY7bL_aBX-jTS0Oan3RRtSlv8NWEuM"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mythusmageopines.com/wp" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Alan Kellogg (not verified)</a> on 05 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434760">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434761" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220718077"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I think I've seen it several times in all these movies about deep ocean. Nobody talks about them though (and rarely writes). Very interesting, I have to read about the species more. Thanks</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434761&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="ku_6b16Qmoq7Vr0NnLSpg50HoZBwAeBI1hXJ08vickc"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Olga (not verified)</span> on 06 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434761">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434762" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220726603"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Looks like DNC protesters.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434762&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="vRmSlnFfy3O7tJ1tkTuLRnYZmY6GYB-3kkx7G8Y5gz8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Crusader (not verified)</span> on 06 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434762">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434763" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220781610"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Oh, I'm familiar with what goes on here, just always taken an indirect route to get here. I'm very stingy with my bookmarks.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434763&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="briHUIr-tINoKZYWiTXKbYgH5AiJD3FHc003crVbe3Y"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Sven DiMilo (not verified)</span> on 07 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434763">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434764" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220821384"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Wow these are really interesting Thanks!</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434764&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="hcF_MbTrCAV2pZfHLYrMB-gM9kjqm8d8N3Sn_74meGs"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Rachel (not verified)</span> on 07 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434764">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434765" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220910965"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Weeeeirdo water worms...</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434765&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="mI38Klh6ByNGCmnA7sb5yWrvMeDt5ZAm8LZPECgixb0"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://the-arc-ddeden.blogspot.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">DDeden (not verified)</a> on 08 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434765">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434766" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220947411"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Vermicious Knids!</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434766&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="qJbgunly9pamEbKeMB0krb61zFlcc6r7G_GZKLMPvHc"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">lkw (not verified)</span> on 09 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434766">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434767" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220958712"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>This species does not have a "harpoon-like barbed proboscis". It has a glandular proboscis, no stylette.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434767&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="VuZb6GW4Sa6AYF7drkzGIYNAYkdWNNOIlHhdVEoOWq4"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Megan (not verified)</span> on 09 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434767">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="229" id="comment-2434768" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1220959316"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>megan - interesting, we got most of the info from here <a href="http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1270&amp;context=sio/lib">http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1270&amp;context=…</a></p> <p>you confident they are wrong? if so, let's correct them.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434768&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="01Cd26nJ9HkJvU52_WvoV4j7ZPHkTIf4wAGddgXJ74M"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a title="View user profile." href="/author/bleimanb" lang="" about="/author/bleimanb" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">bleimanb</a> on 09 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434768">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/author/bleimanb"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/author/bleimanb" hreflang="en"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434769" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1221032151"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>"...forming what scientists refer to as "a rubber band ball of terror.""</p> <p>What scientists? Us?</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434769&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="jP2-WSmMT8GT2Bi0D7SUT3nygQZBvdl2yaHwex8nTSk"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Liz (not verified)</span> on 10 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434769">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="229" id="comment-2434770" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1221034778"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Yes Liz. You specifically.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434770&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="hpG6EtRks4UJHGn2bhp_SqHk6XuvIJsR0tz1x51OZW8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a title="View user profile." href="/author/bleimanb" lang="" about="/author/bleimanb" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">bleimanb</a> on 10 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434770">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/author/bleimanb"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/author/bleimanb" hreflang="en"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434771" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1221064714"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>latest picture is beatiful good</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434771&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="6t7Sg4_diQGmhXJbM_orR-wydB9SaL1yZh5kLXZgmzg"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://sarki.dinle.us" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">şarkı (not verified)</a> on 10 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434771">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434772" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1221346943"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I dunno, if they can come up with 'Vampire Squid from Hell' for an individual creature maybe we can get this worm wad renamed 'Satan's Sock-Ball.' Come on guys, let's give it a go! Anybody know Latin?</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434772&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="_6_x6tJUi8CMTy1bM--dp8GswWeHht-udyjTvx7lBqM"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Jenbug (not verified)</span> on 13 Sep 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434772">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434773" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1224112436"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Thank you for a fantastic site and completely revolting and compulsively facinating pics. My children love them and their Mother does too. How to make science interesting. Does anyone have pics of the fairly newly discovered shrimp - crustacean thingy which lives off New Zealand in very deep ( possibly hot?) waters. There was one in Auckland Museum. It is shudderworthy.Too scary for children ( and some adults)</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434773&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="f5eb2Znnbj-wgnpn37V3k2hT5oc04kRnGTNHwEJICe8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Amanda Pittar (not verified)</span> on 15 Oct 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434773">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434774" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1228663518"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>thanks </p> <p>btw wat does this worm do to your system???</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434774&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="Ni4br8uJhGOz5FrJLOf-G9r92IiaMt4ADK08d1W4hNU"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.npsperde.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">perde (not verified)</a> on 07 Dec 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434774">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434775" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1228791332"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>er... soccus-globus ditis = the slipper-ball of Pluto?</p> <p>I guess "Vermisglobus Plutonius" works (Hellish Wormball).</p> <p>As for the actual scientific name, 'corrugatus' means 'wrinkled', but I have no idea about 'parborlasia'. I like V. Plutonius personally.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434775&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="HhdseqC1LoW1EsLXiMVY2Y9JpCTaVbOuGR4R2nTahmU"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Myles (not verified)</span> on 08 Dec 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434775">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434776" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1234838039"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>evden eve nakliyat</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434776&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="tLG6D9ju_9KbatElPSHXo9UZPprHCbldt6AgdsRNo-E"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.karacaevdeneve.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">evden eve nakliyat (not verified)</a> on 16 Feb 2009 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434776">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2434777" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1234838193"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>evden eve nakliyat</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2434777&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="WPHzQQVYrUuIOTvS4GVh9YkqQNcUkHW_OmkeiIvJmFM"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hikmetoglunakliyat.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">evden eve nakliyat (not verified)</a> on 16 Feb 2009 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/33880/feed#comment-2434777">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/zooillogix/2008/09/05/giant-antarctic-marine-worm-pa%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:09:52 +0000 zooillogix 135220 at https://scienceblogs.com