20-mn-year-old Tunnels Found In Ancient Ocean Floor, From 6-foot-long Worms

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Hmm, could the Mongolian Death worm be their descendant?

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An illustration of a bobbit worm in its undersea tunnel. Courtesy of Ludvig Löwemark

  • Bobbit worms explode out of tunnels on the ocean floor to ambush prey.

  • According to a new study, these worms had 6-foot-long carnivorous ancestors that burrowed under the Pacific Ocean.

  • Researchers found 20-million-year-old tunnels made by these prehistoric worms in Taiwan.
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Mysterious, 20-million-year-old tunnels in the ancient ocean floor came from 6-foot-long carnivorous worms, a study found
 
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