Heart of the ocean
Dancing delicately beneath the waves, the cilia-covered tentacles of the feather duster worm capture passing plankton and detritus. Grooves guide the smallest particles to their mouths, while larger particles help build the soft, flexible tube in which the worm resides. Once fixed between rocks or coral, the worm will remain inside this tube for the rest of its life, quickly retracting its fanned tentacle crown if the light-sensing spots detect a passing shadow.
羽毛撣蟲的觸鬚覆蓋著纖毛，在海浪下優雅地舞動著，捕捉著經過的浮遊生物和碎屑。凹槽引導最小的顆粒進入它們的口中，而較大的顆粒則有助於形成柔軟的軟管，蠕蟲就住在裡面。一旦固定在巖石或珊瑚之間，蠕蟲就會在這個管子裡度過它的餘生，如果光敏點探測到一個經過的陰影，它會迅速縮回它的扇形觸手冠。
the feather duster worm