Glycerine worm
Glycera tridactyla
Fun Fact: They will lash out their four jaws when disturbed.
Introduction: The tapered body at each end of Glycerine worms (Glycera tridactyla) are separated by an elongate, slender and cylindrical middle. The narrow prostomium ends in a sharp point and the proboscis (tubular snout) is very long, cylindrical and tipped with 4 sharp jaws, which they will lash out with when disturbed. They actively burrow in sandbanks
Distribution: From Swakopmund and Walvis Bay south to Sandwich Harbour, Bogenfels and Luderitz extending to the mouth of the Orange River.
Diet: Eats crustaceans and other worms
Colouration: Pink when alive, white when dead
Max size: 60mm
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