A newly observed feeding behavior suggests jellyfish may exploit short-lived seasonal events in surprising ways.
Polychaete worms, particularly those belonging to the family Spionidae, represent a significant challenge to marine mollusks through their shell-boring habits. These annelids penetrate the calcareous ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Schmidt Ocean ...
Most polychaete species spend their lives in burrows in the seabed. However, adult individuals of two species, Alitta ...
Sport junkie or couch potato? Always on time or often late? The animal kingdom, too, is home to a range of personalities, each with its own lifestyle. Biologists report on a surprising discovery: even ...
To us, the beach is a peaceful place where the waves come and go, the sand massages our feet, and there may be an odd shell washed up. However, beyond the apparent simplicity of the scene, a whole ...
The lessons invertebrate zoologist Karen Osborn learns from the tiny worms may have robotic implications Megan Kalomiris Cirratulidae polychaete worms are covered in tangled strands of external gills.
“They got it!” echoed shouts down the hallways of the Research Vessel Atlantis in Fall 2018. The whole science crew knew what it meant: The elusive polychaete worm, seen numerous times during our deep ...
Deep below the surface of the ocean, light disappears and colors lose their vibrancy. In this desolate environment, one creature brings the pizzazz. An international team of researchers organized ...
New species of polychaete worm, found living symbiotically within a potential new species of glass sponge. Naoto Jimi Naoto Jimi - The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/©JAMSTEC A 2025 ocean ...
A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...