Worm Shoots Its Appendage over Man’s Hand

This is a marine ribbon worm. It has a proboscis, which is a prehensile tentacle-like appendage that it uses to seize prey and draw it into its maw. In this case, that’s a human hand.


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A cursory Google search suggests that there is little in the way of a marine ribbon worm recipes. This is disappointing. What should I do if I catch a dozen and can’t find a tested means of cooking them? This is obviously an animal idea for human consumption.

-via Geekologie


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Look at the binocular vision on that goat...that's a predator...and as a fellow binocular-vision predator (you know - a primate), I'm not sure if I trust the look on that goat's face, or the body posture. There is just something about the way the muscles of the goat's muzzle and around the eyes are fixed, plus the posture and the ear position...
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