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Hawaiian Worms
FEBRUARY 2007
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 Themiste lageniformis, 1.5 in (3.8 cm)
Plump Peanut
Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski
A peanut worm, named for its plump trunk, comes in some 350 different species. Found from the shallows to the ocean depths, peanuts may burrow into mud or rock, squeeze into a coral crevice, or pilfer an empty shell to keep its body safe. Off Hawaii, peanut worms can form dense colonies, their ungainly shapes hidden by thousands of tentacles dancing in the current.
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