Watch a marine worm's tentacles emerge from its tube, exposing mucous traps for food particles

Name: Watch a marine worm's tentacles emerge from its tube, exposing mucous traps for food particles
Uploaded: 2021-06-29T18:40:00Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: Learn about the feather-duster worm (family Sabellidae) by watching one extend its tentacles to trap food.

Learn about the feather-duster worm (family Sabellidae) by watching one extend its tentacles to trap food.

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Transcript

NARRATOR: The gills of the muscle are enclosed within their protective shells. In these marine worms the tentacles are withdrawn into the burrow for protection. But when they are spread out, the cilia on the surface carry the food particles, trapped in mucus, to the mouth.