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The Havoc Caused by Shipworms Remains a Mystery After Thousands of Years 19 JULY 2021 Shipworms are voracious munchers of wood. For thousands of years, these termites of the sea have been sinking ships and collapsing wharves with their insatiable appetites. Today, we still don t know how they devour so much woody plant material as fast as they do.   It s unbelievable, says microbiologist Reuben Shipway from the University of Portsmouth in the UK. The ancient Greeks wrote about them, Christopher Columbus lost his fleet due to what he called the havoc which the worm had wrought, and, today, shipworms cause billions of dollars of damage a year.

United kingdomStefanos stravoravdisChristopher columbusUniversity of massachusettsCoastal researchUniversity of portsmouthReuben shipwayஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம்கிறிஸ்டோபர் கொலம்பஸ்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் மாசசூசெட்ஸ்கடலோர ஆராய்ச்சிபல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் போரதிஸ்மௌத்