Peacock Worm --- Sabella penicillus
The delicate Peacock Worm, or Sabella penicillus, lives in a tube it has constructed from mud and mucous. They are up to 25cms long and project a fan of feathery tentacles to trap minute organisms from the plankton. They retract instantly if disturbed. More common on western shores than the east.
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Peacock Worm --- Sabella penicillus
The delicate Peacock Worm, or Sabella penicillus, lives in a tube it has constructed from mud and mucous. They are up to 25cms long and project a fan of feathery tentacles to trap minute organisms from the plankton. They retract instantly if disturbed. More common on western shores than the east.
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Eigg, Western Scotland
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Peacock Worm --- Sabella penicillus
The delicate Peacock Worm, or Sabella penicillus, lives in a tube it has constructed from mud and mucous. They are up to 25cms long and project a fan of feathery tentacles to trap minute organisms from the plankton. They retract instantly if disturbed. More common on western shores than the east.
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Date:
Location:
Eigg, Western Scotland
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