The most beautiful and fantastic worms can be found in Hawaii, but not in the land or soil--instead these elegant worms reside in the Pacific ocean waters around the Hawaiian Islands.
Ocean worms or sea worms are related to your average garden earthworm and do the same kind of work--mainly filtering and feeding an ecosystem--but they are also very diverse in appearance and the different jobs they do. All of the oceans on our planet have worms in them and they provide food for many fish species. Ocean worms can be found in rocky and sandy shores, floating in the open ocean, or living on the ocean floor in the deep sea.
Scientists can only guess at the amount of sea worm species in the world, with estimates ranging from 25,000 to millions!
I first learned of these amazing gorgeous creatures from the National Geographic Magazine February 07 issue. The print issue has several detailed color photographs of the different Hawaiian sea worms.
You can read more information at the National Geographic online, but they only have the above photo posted.
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Posted by: mbt online | August 30, 2011 at 01:39 AM