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Bobbit Worm - Eunice aphroditois
This Bobbit Worm - Eunice aphroditois is quite an impressive animal.
It buries itself in the sand and comes out at night to hunt. Usually, a small part of around 5-15 cm of their length is exposed or can be seen and they have been reported to grow up to 3 meters in length!
They sense movement around them with their 5 antennae. When a fish swims within striking distance, it will use its 'claws' to snap at its prey and if it catches the prey, it will quickly withdraw into its hole, dragging the prey with it.
''Eunice aphroditois'' is a benthic bristle worm of warm marine waters. It lives mainly in the Atlantic Ocean, but can also be found in the Indo-Pacific. It ranges in length from less than 10 cm to 3 m . Its exoskeleton displays a wide range of colors, from black to purple and more. This species is an ambush predator; it hunts by burrowing its whole body in soft sediment on the ocean floor and waiting until its antennae detect prey. It then strikes with its sharp mandibles. It may also.. more
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Saw them again the following week and this time, we brought along 'red lights'. This night creatures don't seems to mind the red lights and are likely to come out more to hunt. It wasn't a good setting to take video though as its all red :( Posted 8 years ago