Bobbit Worm
Eunice aphroditois
Eunicidaemacro3m / 10ft (reported extremes)Data Deficient
About Bobbit Worm.
Massive polychaete worm — up to 3 m — that ambushes prey from a burrow in the sand, snapping with lightning speed at night. A signature horror of Anilao Pier night dives.
Where it lives.
Sandy and muck bottoms, burrow-dweller
How it behaves.
Nocturnal ambush predator, retreats instantly when disturbed