Elusive giant shipworm unearthed in Philippines

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  • 7 years ago
The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to 155 centimeters (five feet) in length, despite living a sedentary life in ocean sediment and apparently eating nothing more than the waste products of the micro-organisms that live in its gills.

Footage from Marvin Altamia/University of Utah/AFP

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