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nature2 years ago

"Meet the Sand Striker: The Deadly Bobbit Worm with Retractable Jaws"

The sand striker, also known as the bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois), is a stunning and terrifying ambush predator found in tropical shallow waters around the world. It buries its long body in the seafloor during the day and uses its retractable jaws, featuring serrated plates, to snap fish in half. With little to no vision, it relies on its antennae to sense prey and strike. At night, it emerges from its burrow to hunt, and it may use toxins to subdue or kill its prey. The sand striker can reach lengths of up to 10 feet and can cause chaos in aquariums if accidentally introduced.

via Livescience.com|
#ambush-predator#bobbit-worm#eunice-aphroditois
nature2 years ago

"Meet the Sand Striker: The Deadly Bobbit Worm with Retractable Jaws"

The sand striker, also known as the bobbit worm, is a stunning yet terrifying ambush predator found in tropical shallow waters worldwide. Burying its long body in the seafloor during the day, it lures unsuspecting prey with its antennae before snapping them in half with its retractable jaws. At night, it emerges to hunt, using toxins to subdue or kill larger prey. The sand striker can cause chaos in aquariums and can regrow from broken pieces. Despite the misconception that it lacks a brain, it possesses a cerebral ganglion.

via Yahoo Life|
#ambush-predator#aquariums#bobbit-worm
wildlife2 years ago

Gigantic Crocodile Outruns and Captures World's Fastest Land Animal.

A video captured a Nile crocodile attacking and killing a cheetah at a watering hole. Nile crocodiles are stealthy ambush predators that can lunge several times their own body length. They eat almost anything that moves and can eat up to 20% of their own body weight in one sitting. The crocodile's attack on the cheetah was a fatal bite to the neck, followed by drowning and dismemberment.

via msnNOW|
#ambush-predator#cheetah#hunting