michael_cb_125
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This looks like it would attatch to your belly button and feed off of your insides, until you wither away. It then looks for a new host.
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Fionn_Matt325
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What in holy 7734 is that?!?!?
kathywithbirds
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I saw a coupel medusas... they were pinkish and all rubbery lookin. Not that. that's like a cuke on roids.
Yeah Bobbitt worm... like in Lorena Bobbitt!
Lorena Bobbitt, known for cutting of the penis of her husband back in 1993 in the US... This is where the worm got his name.
Commonly know as Bobbit Worm, the reason why it got this lovely name is due to the fact that the female worm attacks the male penis and feeds it to her young after mating.
The most common size for the worm is around 1 meter. But they have been reports of some specimens that where is the size range of 3 meters.
Ouch!!! :bugout:
Lorena Bobbitt, known for cutting of the penis of her husband back in 1993 in the US... This is where the worm got his name.
Commonly know as Bobbit Worm, the reason why it got this lovely name is due to the fact that the female worm attacks the male penis and feeds it to her young after mating.
The most common size for the worm is around 1 meter. But they have been reports of some specimens that where is the size range of 3 meters.
Ouch!!! :bugout:
Boomer
Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard
Commonly know as Bobbit Worm, the reason why it got this lovely name is due to the fact that the female worm attacks the male penis and feeds it to her young after mating.
Actually this is not true at all and is a fairtail and myth. Go look up the reproductive bioblogy of this worm from a real soruce. The male has no such repro organ
From LeslieH correcting me long ago here on this issue.
Pretty funny, considering that these worms don't have external sex organs, don't have bone plates, don't mate, and don't take care of their young..... it's amazing how widespread that story is on the internet.
There's one big species of Eunice in the Philippines that stands up with it's mouth open & jaws extended waiting for fish to go by. When a fish comes within reach the jaws rapidly snap shut. It's named for the Bobbits because the open jaws look like scissors to some folks.
It's highly unlikely there's an actual bobbit worm in someone's aquarium. On the other hand, eunicids of all sizes are common. The small ones are relatively harmless. Larger ones will eat a wide variety of food & other inverts including corals.
Most polychaetes can regrow their heads if the break is within a certain region of the body. Some polys can regrow an entire body from just a few segments. Eunicids are in the first group
Actually this is not true at all and is a fairtail and myth. Go look up the reproductive bioblogy of this worm from a real soruce. The male has no such repro organ
From LeslieH correcting me long ago here on this issue.
Pretty funny, considering that these worms don't have external sex organs, don't have bone plates, don't mate, and don't take care of their young..... it's amazing how widespread that story is on the internet.
There's one big species of Eunice in the Philippines that stands up with it's mouth open & jaws extended waiting for fish to go by. When a fish comes within reach the jaws rapidly snap shut. It's named for the Bobbits because the open jaws look like scissors to some folks.
It's highly unlikely there's an actual bobbit worm in someone's aquarium. On the other hand, eunicids of all sizes are common. The small ones are relatively harmless. Larger ones will eat a wide variety of food & other inverts including corals.
Most polychaetes can regrow their heads if the break is within a certain region of the body. Some polys can regrow an entire body from just a few segments. Eunicids are in the first group
**fainted**
PEMfish
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So is that what there saying in health class these days? I must say, that sounds effective:bugout: .
PEMfish
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???. I like being male.
Fionn_Matt325
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The famous Bobbit Worm
i think this is where Dune creator Frank Herbert got his inspiration
