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Watch a marine worm's tentacles emerge from its tube, exposing mucous traps for food particles

Watch a marine worm's tentacles emerge from its tube, exposing mucous traps for food particles

Learn about the feather-duster worm (family Sabellidae) by watching one extend its tentacles to trap food.
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