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This feather duster worm in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary waves its feathery arms to feed. Did you know that the majority of these worms' bodies actually remain hidden in thick cylinders that they form from sediment particles and mucus? The fan part we see here is just the "head" of these amazing creatures that allows them to filter feed. Some fossils of feather duster worms date back to the early Jurassic period!

Photo Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by National Marine Sanctuaries at https://flickr.com/photos/44124469278@N01/27667879434. It was reviewed on 22 November 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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