Spaghetti worms or something more sinister????

caca9786

caca9786

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So I did some major cleaning today.. I knew I had some sort of critter, and thought it was a spaghetti worm, but now I'm not so sure! They are red, with long white tentacles that stick out from under the rocks or the sand. The thing in the sand almost looks more like a bristleworm, but I didnt think they had super long tentacles!
I found these under a rock in my sand, they had collected a massive amount of detritus... whatever they are, my sand-sifting star loves munching on them!
If they are indeed spaghetti worms, well enjoy the cool pics! :whstlr:
 

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Martian

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2 and 3 look like Hair worms, no feeding tentacles but quite long gills along the body. Good detritus feeders which burrow in the sand and under rocks.
 
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