For the #SciArtSeptember prompt glitter, an animal whose common name comes from its glittery exterior like a sequinned jumpsuit, the truly ornate Elvis worm! In 2020, scientists discovered 4 types of scale worms, with shimmering lavender, blue, and orange exoskeletons, which looked like they were wearing sequined jumpsuits like Elvis Presley! They named these worms Elvis worms. 🧵1/n

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For the #InsertAnInvert2024 prompt “not long, not limbless” the truly ornate Elvis worm! In 2020, scientists discovered 4 types of scale worms, with shimmering lavender, blue, & orange exoskeletons, which looked like they were wearing sequined jumpsuits like Elvis Presley! They named these worms Elvis worms. These species in the genus Peinaleopolynoe are called P. goffrediae, P. mineoi, P. orphanae, and P. elvisi. 🧵1/n

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A small Sea Gherkin (Pawsonia saxicola) on a bed of Spiral tubeworms (Spirorbis spirorbis) with a photo bombing Scale worm (Polynoidae sp.) in the bottom right hand corner.
County Clare, Ireland.

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