Burrowing Into The Bobbit Worm’s Behavior
Using trace fossils, scientists have reconstructed the 20-million-year-old lair of giant marine worms in northeast Taiwan, providing insights into the predator’s behavior.
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Scientific Reports.
In 1993, a Mrs. Lorena Bobbit rose to infamy for castrating her abusive husband with a kitchen knife. While the case is now largely forgotten, Mrs. Bobbit’s memory lives on in the form of the giant Bobbit worm, which can grow up to three meters long.
A fearsome predator typically found burrowed in the seafloor, the Bobbit worm ambushes unsuspecting prey with its powerful, scissor-like jaws. The still-living prey is then dragged down into the burrow for the Bobbit worm to begin its feast.