It was the largest recorded sand striker of its class, hence its common name, the giant bobbit worm. In 2021, preserved burrows of the sand striker were also found in northeast Taiwan, detailed in ...

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I had been wanting to film Eunice aphroditois, a Bobbit worm, for years. It’s a giant carnivorous worm that can grow over a metre long. With dagger sharp jaws and lightning fast reactions ...