Wallpaper: The Fiery Worm

orange fireworm in Mediterranean Sea
The coral reef's orange fireworm (Eurythoe complanata) gets its name from the painful sting it delivers from the tiny white bristles along the edges of its body. Here a fireworm is hanging out in a reef in the Mediterranean Sea. (Image credit: Dr. Anthony R. Picciolo, NOAA NODC.)

The coral reef's orange fireworm (Eurythoe complanata) gets its name from the painful sting it delivers from the tiny white bristles along the edges of its body. Here a fireworm is hanging out in a reef in the Mediterranean Sea.

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