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biology imaging notes

A ribbon worm

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biology notes

Three young nemertean siblings

Is it too late for #WormWednesday? Three young nemertean siblings chillin’ in the dish #nemertea (where did the fourth go?)

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biology articles

Ribbon worm hunting for the first time

Every master has humble beginnings. Ribbon worms or nemerteans are predators. They use a proboscis full of toxins, sometimes with sharp stilets or creepy branching patterns, to paralyze their prey and swallow them whole. The eversion of the proboscis has an interesting mechanism. It is based on muscular power and pressure in the cavity where […]