An enormous, worm-like mollusk called a shipworm that inhabits a shell resembling an elephant’s tusk was recently seen for the first time ever. The animal’s long, tubular shells — which measure 3 to 5 ...
SALT LAKE CITY -- A new animal called the "Giant Shipworm" has been discovered in a lagoon in the southern Philippines. A team of international scientists including medicinal chemist Margo Haygood ...
Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...
That image above, depending on what your job is, could well be considered not safe for work. What you're looking at is a giant shipworm---a scientific legend that can grow to over five feet long. It's ...
The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to 155 centimetres (five feet) in length, despite living a sedentary life in ocean sediment. The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to 155 centimetres (five feet) in ...
CORVALLIS - Nearly 70 percent of the Earth s surface is covered by water, yet 95 percent of what lies beneath the surface, is unexplored. That s something researchers at Oregon Health and Science ...
June 19 (UPI) --Shipworms are named for their legacy as a menace to wooden boats. Today, they're a threat to docks, piers and other wooden infrastructure. But at least one species prefers a crunchier ...