Stuff of nightmares? Meet the bootlace worm – super-long, super-elastic, and it fires toxic slime. Its mucus, which can kill crabs and cockroaches, could be the basis of new insecticidesIt’s the shuddery stuff of nightmares for some, but for a select group who admire extending ladders, giraffes and the Odyssey, one of the longest animals in the world is bound to appeal.This creature is nneither the blue whale, nor a lion’s mane jellyfish but the humble bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus, one of the most remarkable marine invertebrates of them all.It’s invertebrate of the year again!
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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Its mucus, which can kill crabs and cockroaches, could be the basis of new insecticidesIt’s the shuddery stuff of nightmares for some, but for a select group who admire extending ladders, giraffes and the Odyssey, one of the longest animals in the world is bound to appeal.This creature is nneither the blue whale, nor a lion’s mane jellyfish but the humble bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus, one of the most remarkable marine invertebrates of them all.It’s invertebrate of the year again! From 3-12 August, every day we will profile one of the thousands of amazing invertebrates that our readers have nominated.
- Ponto de atenção: stuff.
- Ponto de atenção: nightmares.
- Ponto de atenção: meet.
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