Worms Eat Impenetrable Sea Urchins by Crawling into Their Mouths

By Elizabeth Preston
Oct 12, 2017 6:08 PMMay 21, 2019 5:31 PM
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Sea urchins living in the Mediterranean have a new enemy: the bearded fireworm. This toothless but determined predator has found a way to devour sea urchins, despite their spines and stony shells. And the worms’ appetite for urchins might remake entire ocean ecosystems.

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