Check out the parapodia on this scale worm, expertly imaged by Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration engineers piloting remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer in the Gulf of Mexico. #WormWednesday | NOAA Ocean Exploration

Eulagisca gigantea, a scale worm that lives in Antarctica. It's about 8 inches long -- roughly the size of a squirrel. | Daniel Arenson, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author

Meet Eulagisca gigantea — the deep-sea worm you don’t want to meet up close. Found in the icy waters of Antarctica, this creature can grow up to 8 inches long and has a mouth that flips inside out when it feeds. Its body is covered with shiny golden bristles that look almost metallic. It lives thousands of feet below the surface where sunlight never reaches — and it’s one of the ocean’s most mysterious predators. 📷: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center/ Matt Brown NIWA/ Smithsonian NMNH | C

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