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Northern Feather Duster Worm

eudistylia vancouveri

The Northern Feather Duster Worm is a fascinating marine creature that builds a beautiful tube from sand and tiny particles. Its colorful feathers wave in the water, helping it catch food like plankton!

Lebensraum: This worm lives in the ocean, often found in sandy or muddy sea floors.

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The Northern Feather Duster Worm has a long, leathery tube fixed to rocks. From this tube emerge vibrant, feathery plumes that can be orange, brown, white, or red. These plumes form a circular crown, distinctly different from other worms with simpler tentacles.

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Northern Feather Duster Worm
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Northern Feather Duster Worm

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

If their colorful crown is lost, they can regrow a brand-new one!

Some duster worms can grow longer than a ruler!

Their amazing tube home protects them like a secret underwater castle!

These worms breathe through their beautiful, feathery plumes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Quick Retreat

Northern Feather Duster Worm can vanish in a flash by retracting its delicate plumes into its tube, which helps them escape from sudden danger.

Fähigkeit

Water Cleaner

Northern Feather Duster Worm has feather-like plumes that capture tiny food particles, because this helps them eat and keep the ocean clear.

Fähigkeit

Home Builder

Northern Feather Duster Worm can build a tough, leathery tube by secreting mucus and binding sediment, which helps them create a safe, permanent home.

Maße und Details

Length Cm
10-30
Tube Diameter Cm
1-2
Lifespan Years
5-10
Tentacle Span Cm
5-15

Ernährung und Fütterung

These worms are like living strainers, catching tiny bits of food floating in the ocean water.

Hauptnahrung

  • phytoplankton
  • zooplankton
  • marine detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Ochre Sea Star

Pisaster ochraceus

Sea stars might graze on exposed plumes.

eaten by

Red Rock Crab

Cancer productus

Crabs can sometimes pull worms from their tubes.

eaten by

Six-rayed Sea Star

Leptasterias hexactis

This smaller sea star also preys on marine worms.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Feather Duster WormSand WormVancouver Feather Duster

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Wie groß ist Northern Feather Duster Worm?

10-30

Was ist der/die/das tube Diameter Cm von Northern Feather Duster Worm?

1-2

Wie lange lebt Northern Feather Duster Worm?

5-10

Was frisst Northern Feather Duster Worm?

These worms are like living strainers, catching tiny bits of food floating in the ocean water.

Wo findet man Northern Feather Duster Worm normalerweise?

This worm lives in the ocean, often found in sandy or muddy sea floors.

Wie jagt Northern Feather Duster Worm?

Filter Feeding

Was ist der/die/das tentacle Span Cm von Northern Feather Duster Worm?

5-15

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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