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The bone-eating worm was found in the depths. More than 30 species of Osedax, often known as "bone devourers" or "zombie worms," feed on the skeletons of whales and are thought to have existed since the Cretaceous.
Thought to have existed since the Cretaceous, more than 30 species of <em>Osedax</em> – ‘bone devourers’ or zombie worms – feast on whale skeletons
When Scripps researcher Greg Rouse found a novel species of microscopic marine worm on a La Jolla beach, he thought of the community’s benefactor when naming it. The new species is named for Ellen Browning Scripps.
By evolving lighter bodies and oar-like appendages, these “creepy crawlies” of the sea floor are able to take to the water and wriggle up toward the surface.
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