Scientists Find a Shipworm That Eats, and Lives Inside, Rocks

#50 in our top science stories of 2019.

By Gemma Tarlach
Dec 10, 2019 6:00 PMDec 10, 2019 5:49 PM
Shipworm-Tracks
Unlike any other shipworm known to science, Lithoredo abatanica chews through, leaving behind twisted tunnels. (Credit: Marvin A. Altamia and J. Reuben Shipway)

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Between a rock and a hard place? That’s just where Lithoredo likes it.

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