@antikittysocial · _antisocial, reactivated

I draw mentally ill cats and other species :3 please don't tell me to kms . or send anon hate also I'm really really sorry if I annoy you or seem annoying I'm not trying to be AHAHAHA ANYWAY AHEM bobbit worms (scientific name Eunice Aphroditois) are polychaetes known for their strong jaws and rarity. Like all polychaetes, they have segmented bodies, like underwater, and have poly (greek word for many/a lot) chaetae. Bobbit worms bury underneath the sea floor, and if you're lucky during a mud dive or sea floor exploration, you might even see one. Bobbit worms can grow from 1 to 3 metres in length (reaching sexual maturity at one metre in length) and 2-4 centimetres wide. This doesn't stop them from being a formidable enemy, though. Bobbit worms have sharp jaws, a quick reaction speed, and so much more - but the key to how they hunt is in their five black-and-white striped sensory antennae. When bobbit worms hunt, they don't move at all - in fact, they can't even see. What bobbit worms do is they stay upright in the sea floor, which makes them look like a colourful plant. When its antennae detect a fish, crustacean or other prey nearby, they slowly sink into the sea floor. When the unsuspecting fish comes to investigate, the bobbit worm uses the friction it has from being so far underneath the sea floor to quickly whirl up, bite the fish, and pull it back down underneath the sea floor to consume its prey. Bobbit worms eat small fish (for example lionfish), other worms, detritus and kelp/other algae! They're also mostly nocturnal, and do most of their hunting then, and in the daytime return to their burrow. Only mostly, however - if hungry enough, they can and will hunt at daytime, it's just not as common.