Written by Michael Bryan
Modified & Updated: 09 May 2024
Reviewed by Jessica Corbett
The bobbit worm is a fierce underwater predator. They have the ability to quickly strike out from the sand. Bobbit worms are blind, brainless, with spear-like teeth that can slice prey in half. Find out more about this strange creature with these 30 bobbit worm facts!
- 01Bobbit worms have five antennae which they use to detect prey.
- 02Its body measures 25.5 millimeters (1.00 in) wide.
- 03The bobbit worm can grow up to 10 feet long (120 inches).
- 04They live from three to five years.
- 05Bobbit worms move fast, they can retract to their burrows at around 20 feet per second.
- 01The bobbit worm is a bristle worm.
- 02It lives in the Atlantic Ocean and the other parts of the Indo-Pacific.
- 03Bobbit worms have a variety of colors, ranging from black to purple.
- 04The other name of the bobbit worm is sand striker.
- 05Bobbit worms belong to the Eunicidae family or segmented worms.
- 06They have no eyes or brain.
- 07The body of the Bobbit worm has an exoskeleton or external skeleton.
- 08The scientific name of the Bobbit worm is Eunice aphroditois.
- 09Bobbit worms snap their prey using their muscled mouth called the pharynx.
- 10They use their bristles to grip and crawl during an attack.
- 01Bobbit worms do not have sex organs.
- 02These worms have spring-like retractable jaws.
- 03The jaws of bobbit worms are so strong, they can cut their prey in half.
- 04Bobbit worms inject toxins to their prey which paralyze or kill them.
- 05They can capture larger fish and even eat pufferfish.
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