New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3289 Spaghetti worm (Terebella plagiostoma) this worm forms a protective 'tube' covered in sand and fragments of shell. Long spaghetti-like feeding tentacles extend from the tube, gathering organic detritus in rock pools. Otago Harbour

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DSC_3289 Spaghetti worm (Terebella plagiostoma) this worm forms a protective 'tube' covered in sand and fragments of shell. Long spaghetti-like feeding tentacles extend from the tube, gathering organic detritus in rock pools. Otago Harbour

DSC 3289 Spaghetti worm mason worm Terebella Thelepus plagiostoma worm tube sand spaghetti Otago Harbour