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Thread #90258 Message #1710702
Posted By: Charley Noble
04-Apr-06 - 08:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: X-File Worm removed from my finger...
Subject: RE: BS: X-File Worm removed from my finger...
The link to the "Zombie" whale bone worms is fascinating. Consider this discussion:
Their reproductive system is extraordinary - certainly in the case of the Pacific Osedax.
"The female Pacific worms keep males inside their tube as a sort of little harem that fertilises eggs as they are released into the water column," explained Dr Glover.
Too much information.
Charley Noble