This is an image of a worm, curled over on a black background. It is pale glistening blue with a front section that is strikingly red in comparison. Both ends are pointed. It is a previously undescribed bristle worm from the Glyceridae family (bloodworms). These animals are mostly predatory and inject venom into their prey using specialized teeth. Photo: Antonia Dopp (Göttingen University)
This image shows three beautiful orange-yellow-brown coloured worms on a black background. The left and right ones have curly shapes emanating from each segment. The one in the middle is pointier with shorter, straighter bristles coming out of it. They all have bristles – looking like antennae - coming out of their heads. They are Amblyosyllis madeirensis, a bristle worm first described on Madeira (Portugal). Photo thanks to: Arne Nygren in Aguado et al. (2019), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214211
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