Marphysa tompaulingi, holotype, whole animal, lateral view anteriorly transitioning to dorsal view posteriorly.

#NewSpecies!
New bloodworm from #australia just surfaced:

Marphysa tompaulingi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087CB-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #MarphysaTompaulingi

#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #worms #annelida #baitworms #bloodworms

Scientists found a toxic cave with 110,000 spiders and blood worms living on sulfur instead of sunlight.

They built a massive communal web in the dark.

Nope. 🕷️😱

#Funtellect #Spiders #Albania #Greece #bloodworms

Our Better Nature: Animals with Amazing Teeth | The Saturday Evening Post The natural world is rife with examples of tough, durable choppers, some of which are essentially decay-proof.

Better teeth through genome editing (not really)
#sharks #bloodworms #science #epigenetics #nature #writing #writers #author 🌎 🧪 🌍 🌏 🇨🇦 ❤️📖 🐟
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/our-...

Sleep tight, don't let the #bloodworms bite.

Due to their toxicity, these newts have few natural #predators, among them the #Garter #snakes. On the other hand, #California #newts will prey on #earthworms #snails #slugs #woodlice #bloodworms #mosquito #larvae, #crickets & other #invertebrates! #carnivore #Californianewt