I.D. fireworm

chris85 · Jul 21, 2016

I was doing some collecting in texas and found this on some goose barnacles!! I think it is a bearded fire worm, but really have no idea. Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks in advanced.

chris85 · Jul 21, 2016

4to 6 inches long and about half an inch around

Lionfish Lair · Jul 21, 2016

Where are you? It's going to be impossible to ID them from the pictures, though.

chris85 · Jul 21, 2016

Galveston,tx

Yeah I figured that!!! Wishful thinking!! I should have kept them they were awesome!!

Lionfish Lair · Jul 21, 2016

Oh no! I was hoping you were still there! If you're there again, grab them, if it's legal. They weren't your average bristle worm and were probably a type of fireworm. Not THEE fireworm, the H. carunculata, but another cool one. I used to collect critters on Padre Island down by Corpus. I never ran across any of those though. I used to dive up around Galveston.

chris85 · Jul 21, 2016

No that was over the weekend!! I was going to keep them but I don't have a tank setup for them yet. My luck they would be bobbit worms lol.
I think they are bearded fireworms but you can only do so much with pictures. I am setting up a tank so I can keep them next time. Just didn't want them to eat my critters I work hard to get them!!! I don't know a whole bunch about the fire worms yet, but the bugs are some of my favorites!!