Digging (VIDEO)

Stanford University

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The adult Schizocardium californicum worms live in shallow tidal bays off the Pacific coast and often burrow more than a foot deep into the muddy sand. For this study, the researchers had to dig for specimens in the tidal flats of Morro Bay.

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Paul Bump/Stanford University

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