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Heads up – lugworm

Heads up - lugworm

Close-up of the head of a lugworm (Arenicola marina). Lugworms are a marine species of annelid worm that have parapodia (hair-like outgrowths) and gills. They live in tubes in the seabed where they filter the sand for oxygen and food.

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