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  2. Arenicola - Wikipedia

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    Cartoonist Piers Baker created a syndicated comic strip called Ollie and Quentin, with a buddy storyline about Ollie, a seagull and Quentin, a lugworm. The strip originated in the UK in 2002, with King Features Syndicate introducing it to international syndication in early 2008.

  3. Glycera (annelid) - Wikipedia

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    The first stage in many forms of bloodworm is a zooplanktonic stage followed by the benthic instar where the familiar segmented red larvae develop protected by silk tubes made in the bottom silt. These larvae progress from tiny pale opaque worms to the larger red larvae of 3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 in) in length or longer over a period as ...

  4. Blow lugworm - Wikipedia

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    The blow lugworm (Arenicola marina), also known as sandworm, is a large species of marine worm. Its coiled castings are a familiar sight on a beach at low tide but the animal itself is rarely seen except by those who, from curiosity or to use as fishing bait , dig the worm out of the sand.

  5. Alitta virens - Wikipedia

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    Alitta virens (common names include sandworm, sea worm, and king ragworm; older scientific names, including Nereis virens, are still frequently used) is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud. They construct burrows of different shapes (I,U,J and Y) [2] They range from being very complex to very simple. Long term burrows are held ...

  6. Mongolian death worm - Wikipedia

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    An interpretation of the Mongolian death worm by Belgian painter Pieter Dirkx. A Tartar sand boa, possible inspiration for the legend. The Mongolian death worm (Mongolian: олгой-хорхой, olgoi-khorkhoi, "large intestine-worm") is a creature alleged to exist in the Gobi Desert.

  7. Glyceridae - Wikipedia

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    Glyceridae is a family of polychaete worms. [1] They are commonly referred to as beak-thrower worms or bloodworms.They are bright red, segmented, aquatic worms. The proboscis worm Glycera is sometimes called bloodworm.

  8. Polychaete - Wikipedia

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    Common representatives include the lugworm (Arenicola marina) and the sandworm or clam worm Alitta. Polychaetes as a class are robust and widespread, with species that live in the coldest ocean temperatures of the abyssal plain , to forms which tolerate the extremely high temperatures near hydrothermal vents .

  9. Blood worm - Wikipedia

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    Blood worm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to: Larvae of a non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) containing hemoglobin; Glycera, a polychaete often used for fishing bait; Species of the Polychaeta subclass Scolecida