August 21, 2009
Swima bombiviridis, green bombers
“We found a whole new group of fairly large, extraordinary animals that we never knew anything about before,” Osborn said in a statement. “These are not rare animals. Often when we see them they number in the hundreds. What’s unique is that their habitat is really hard to sample.”
To thwart prey:
They have appendages, some round, others oval or long, which they release when they are disturbed, she said. Once release the appendage, it glows bright green.
“They drop one or two at a time and if you keep harassing them they will keep dropping them,” she said, adding that the worms are able to regenerate the body parts.
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