🌊✨ Flashback to September 8th, 2024, at the stunning Arco do Espelho near Ponta Delgada, São Miguel! These shots capture the wild side of underwater life: moray eels peeking out of their hiding spots 🐍 and a squad of sea worms having a full-on feast on a sea cucumber🥒. Nature really knows how to keep things interesting! 🐟🌀

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Single-Gas Dive

Max Depth 20 m | Bottom Time 55:41

Who had venomous sea worms on their apocalypse card?

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‘Worst nightmare’ venomous sea worms washing up on Texas shores, scientists say

Heading to the beach? Pack duct tape and vinegar for the bristle worm that, if touched, makes people feel like they’re on fire.

The Washington Post
Three newly discovered sea worms that glow in the dark named after creatures from Japanese folklore and marine biologist

A research group from Nagoya University in central Japan has discovered three new species of bioluminescent polycirrus worms from different parts of Japan. Usually found in shallow water, polycirrus are small worms, known for their bioluminescence. The researchers named one of their discoveries after a ghostly yokai, a creature in Japanese foklore; another after a lantern yokai; and the other after an influential Japanese marine biologist. The researchers published their findings in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

Phys.org