Oct 8, 2009: Tube Worms

Tideflat Critters

We've been wondering what these creatures are for quite some time, and we still don't really have an answer. But we're pretty sure they're parchment tube worms... or at least that name makes the most sense to us. The mysterious tubes, and the animals that make them, prove once again that there's always more to the tideflats than first meets the eye.

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