• By Lauren Davis
    Nov 11, 2009 3:00 PM 3,176
    read more: #monstersamongus, #boneworm, #osedax, #worm, #seamonster, #bones, #science

    The Tiny Sea Creatures That Want to Eat Your Bones

    Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are currently studying a group of yet-unnamed boneworms of the genus Osedax. The worms' larvae infest the carcasses of dead animals found on the ocean floor and gradually chow down on the bones. [PhysOrg]


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