Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are currently studying a group of yet-unnamed boneworms of the genus Osedax. The worms’ larvae infest the carcasses of dead animals found on the ocean floor and gradually chow down on the bones. [PhysOrg]
Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are currently studying a group of yet-unnamed boneworms of the genus Osedax. The worms’ larvae infest the carcasses of dead animals found on the ocean floor and gradually chow down on the bones. [PhysOrg]
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