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All pairings bred true, but when the inter-morphic pairs reproduced, the viability of both was significantly lower, but cocoons produced by the green worm were considerably lower. [7] Experiments have revealed that the green color generally cannot be seen in Allolobophora chlorotica that are under 2 cm in length and 4 to 6 months old. In some ...
As the anterior and posterior range from being a vibrant orange, brown, or dark purple the top of the body has turned into a more vibrant green. The caterpillars' green body with its characteristic “saddle” has also become well defined with its color having developed into a dark-orange or brown color with each of its molts.
Nemertea is a phylum of animals also known as ribbon worms or proboscis worms, consisting of about 1300 known species. [2] [3] Most ribbon worms are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. Many have patterns of yellow, orange, red and green coloration.
Video captured by a fisherman in Taiwan shows a giant, slimy green worm sliding its way across his boat that we hope to never see in real life. The video has been viewed almost 1 million times on ...
Leucochloridium paradoxum, the green-banded broodsac, is a parasitic flatworm (or helminth). Its intermediate hosts are land snails, usually of the genus Succinea. The pulsating, green broodsacs fill the eye stalks of the snail, thereby attracting predation by birds, the primary host. These broodsacs visually imitate caterpillars, a prey of ...
Bonellia viridis, the green spoonworm, is a marine worm ... This chemical, concentrated mostly in the proboscis, is highly toxic to other organisms, capable of ...
Poisonous fireworms were spotted along the Texas coast recently, with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies documenting the unique sighting online.
Caterpillars of many species can cause irritation by their hollow body hairs that envenom or detach easily, or can be poisonous if ingested. [5] Prior to investigations into Lonomia caterpillars, it was not known that caterpillars could produce toxins in sufficient quantities to kill a human.