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Hawaiian Worms
FEBRUARY 2007
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 Sabellastarte spectabilis, tentacles up to 4.5 in (11 cm)
Hair Net
Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski
A net of fine hairs, shown in a close-up of a feather duster worm's tentacles, sweeps particle-laden water to grooved tracks, which carry the particles—including food and silt for building its protective tube—to the animal's mouth. Bright colors may warn would-be predators of toxicity.
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