Most polychaete species spend their lives in burrows in the seabed. However, adult individuals of two species, Alitta ...
Polychaete worms, particularly those belonging to the family Spionidae, represent a significant challenge to marine mollusks through their shell-boring habits. These annelids penetrate the calcareous ...
Sport junkie or couch potato? Always on time or often late? The animal kingdom, too, is home to a range of personalities, each with its own lifestyle. Biologists report on a surprising discovery: even ...
When the bottom-dwelling worms of Denmark’s fjords rise up in summer to spawn, they are predated by the resident jellyfish.
A newly observed feeding behavior suggests jellyfish may exploit short-lived seasonal events in surprising ways.
Penn State researchers in the Center for Quantitative Imaging (CQI) used advanced image processing to create high-resolution ...
A syllid polychaete. Photo by Alexander Semenov. The United Nations establishes international days to promote awareness on global issues and to commemorate important events. Other groups declare a day ...
The researchers found one and sometimes two polychaete inside a jellyfish. This aurelia aurita jellyfish has two worms in its gut. Photo: Hannah Yeo/SDU. Most polychaete species spend their lives in ...