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Bristle Worm - Chloeia fusca Bristle Worm - Chloeia fusca is also called fire worms because the thousands of hairs on their bodies are hollow and filled with poison, providing protection against predators in a similar way to the irritant hairs on many caterpillar species.  Bristle Worm,Chloeia fusca,Geotagged,Malapascua,Philippines,Polychaete Worm,Sea Worm,Spring,Worm,cebu Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bristle Worm - Chloeia fusca

Bristle Worm - Chloeia fusca is also called fire worms because the thousands of hairs on their bodies are hollow and filled with poison, providing protection against predators in a similar way to the irritant hairs on many caterpillar species.

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The species Chloeia fusca is a marine Polychaete worm from the family of Amphinomidae

Similar species: Amphinomida
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 10, 2016. Captured Apr 30, 2016 06:29 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 18mm