The Story of a Bizarre Deep-Sea Bone Worm Takes an Unexpected Twist
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 10:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The saga of the Osedax "bone-eating" worms began 12 years ago, with the first discovery of these deep-sea creatures that feast on the bones of dead animals. The Osedax story grew even stranger when researchers found that the large female worms contained harems of tiny dwarf males.