Alien sighting

[mnofziger1]

What in the world - or not of this world - is this?

 

[JGT]

Pics?

 

[mnofziger1]

I thought I did. Take two.

 

[JGT]

Video, can’t see it.

 

[mnofziger1]

Take three?

 

[mnofziger1]

Ugh

 

[mnofziger1]

Apparently vid not working.

 

[Auto-pilot]

What!!! looks like a spaghetti worm that's swimming

 

[JGT]

Medusa spaghetti worm. Good detritus feeder.

 

[Maritimer]

Spaghetti worms (which this is) are great cleaner-uppers, as JGT pointed out. They'll set up a spot from which they'll reach out with those tentacles and reel in detritus, uneaten food and the like. Spaghetti worms are ... well ... they're worms.

Medusa worms are also great cleaner-uppers, but will move through the sandbed picking up organic materials. Unlike spaghetti worms, medusa worms aren't worms - they're sea-cucumbers, and somewhat related to sea-stars and urchins.

Clear as the mud these worms enjoy?

~B.

 

[mnofziger1]

Excellent. I did suck it out just in case. Thanks for the help.

 

[mnofziger1]

Spaghetti worms (which this is) are great cleaner-uppers, as JGT pointed out. They'll set up a spot from which they'll reach out with those tentacles and reel in detritus, uneaten food and the like. Spaghetti worms are ... well ... they're worms.

Medusa worms are also great cleaner-uppers, but will move through the sandbed picking up organic materials. Unlike spaghetti worms, medusa worms aren't worms - they're sea-cucumbers, and somewhat related to sea-stars and urchins.

Clear as the mud these worms enjoy?

~B.

Awesome. Thank you.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thats strange. Spaghetti worms usualy arent mobile and in-bed themselves in sand and rock structures and generally do not leave their tube or reef crevices.. This worm’s segmented body is hidden within a crevice or under rocks and only the long white spaghetti-like tentacles extend from the head to gather food.
The tentacle groove is lined with hair-like cilia that help collect and convey food to the mouth of this suspension-feeding worm. Organic particles that drop on the tentacles are carried down the groove and to the hidden mouth. Larger food particles are lassoed by the elastic tentacles and dragged to the mouth. The elastic tentacles can be withdrawn when disturbed and will regenerate if broken or eaten by predators.

 

[mnofziger1]

Thats strange. Spaghetti worms usualy arent mobile and in-bed themselves in sand and rock structures and generally do not leave their tube or reef crevices.. This worm’s segmented body is hidden within a crevice or under rocks and only the long white spaghetti-like tentacles extend from the head to gather food.
The tentacle groove is lined with hair-like cilia that help collect and convey food to the mouth of this suspension-feeding worm. Organic particles that drop on the tentacles are carried down the groove and to the hidden mouth. Larger food particles are lassoed by the elastic tentacles and dragged to the mouth. The elastic tentacles can be withdrawn when disturbed and will regenerate if broken or eaten by predators.

So cool. I wish my video would have worked - it’s fascinating to watch.

 

[vetteguy53081]

So cool. I wish my video would have worked - it’s fascinating to watch.

Video worked for me