Thursday, 26 March 2009

Kill it with hammers!

giant killer four foot long reef worm


This is pretty horrific, and will be haunting my dreams for many nights to come.


Aquarists at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay have discovered the identity of a mysterious killer that had been devastating their coral reef display over recent months.

Staff at the award-winning attraction had been puzzled by violent attacks on their fragile living reefs - in some cases the corals had been literally cut in half.

After staking out the display for several weeks, aquarists decided as a last resort to take it apart rock by rock.

Halfway through the process the terrifying perpetrator was finally revealed - a monstrous four-foot-long giant reef worm.


Read more at the Blue Reef Aquarium site.

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