Many terrifying creatures call the ocean their home, but few are as nightmarish as the Bobbit Worm. This sinister predator lurks beneath the sand, ready to devour fish, coral, and more in its powerful ...

Why it is awesome: With its scientific name referencing Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, the sand striker is a stunning, glittering marine worm — and a terrifying ambush predator. It ...

It's dazzling on the sandy floors of the ocean, but it's a nightmare for its prey. The bobbit worm is a gorgeous creature, but striking and deadly. It slices fish in two using its retractable ...

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Leaping out of the seabed like something from a horror flick, the ancient Bobbit worm — named for infamous, penis-lopping Lorena Bobbitt — snatches an unwitting fish as it swims by and drags the ...

Bobbit worms explode out of tunnels on the ocean floor to ambush prey. According to a new study, these worms had 6-foot-long carnivorous ancestors that burrowed under the Pacific Ocean. Researchers ...

Last night, David Attenborough's Blue Planet II showed a host of spectacular ocean creatures from the coral reefs, but it was one frightening carnivorous worm that really stole the show. Officially ...

Not to toot my own horn, but I know a thing or two about bizarre animals. And I can tell you without a hint of doubt that the bobbit worm is by far the most bizarre. Growing to 10 feet long, the worm ...