My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

Here's a study of Kingnites, commissioned in 2022 for a project I cannot talk about yet. Kingnites, is an exceptionally large (1m long) Silurian polychaete annelid.

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No two #worms are alike: New study confirms that even the simplest marine organisms tend to be individualistic https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/service/press/single-view/kein-wurm-tickt-wie-der-andere.html

Molecular #CircadianRhythms are robust in marine #annelids lacking rhythmic behavior https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002572

"even simple marine #polychaete worms shape their day-to-day lives on the basis of highly individual rhythms. This diversity is of interest not just for the future of species and populations in a changing environment, but also for medicine."

Apologies to Trypophobes out there.

A close up of the burrows constructed by Honeycomb worms (Sabellaria alveolata) - each grain of sand, in what can be extensive reef structures, is carefully placed. County Clare, Ireland.

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A little polychaete worm larva.

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A stunning Terebellidae worm dances under the microscope. It uses its many tentacles to grab food and they’re usually hidden in sediment, rock crevices, or in this case, in a sponge sample I brought home to ID.

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https://youtu.be/qhkUKqgi7uo

Nature is so amazing! These are the branchiae (gills) of a marine polychaete worm (a Terebellidae I think). This is how they breath!

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“Heyjo! You’s upside down!”

Polychaete worm larva.

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A little polychaete worm larva shimmying under the irritating flashing LED bulb of my microscope (which needs changing or there’s a connection loose?). Still cute though.

https://youtu.be/lvtWz5pl9_Q

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