The Bobbit Worm Catches its Prey

Friday, 12 August 2016

If you are of a nervous disposition then you may not want to press play. Otherwise, steel yourself for the remarkable site of a bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois) catching its prey. The worm lives on the ocean floor, burying it body which can grow up to three meters in length in the seabed. It waits and when one of its five antennae is stimulated by an approaching sea creature it attacks. This is done with such speed that it has been seen to slice its prey in half.

You might wonder what the bobbit worm does when the prey is larger than it is. Although it quite often kills its quarry on the first strike the bobbit worm injects a fatal toxin in to the prey animal. This incredible video was shot by Khaled Sultani, filmed with Light & Motion Bluefin pro housing / CX550 with Sola lights.

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