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==Overview==
=About=
These saltwater annelids eat a variety of dead organic matter, including the wooden planks of ship hulls, making them a menace to marine traffic. An infestation of scuttle worms can sink a boat in a matter of days if they bloom unnoticed. For this reason seagoing vessels are routinely dry-docked and inspected before any extended sea voyage.
:These saltwater annelids eat a variety of dead organic matter, including the wooden planks of ship hulls, making them a menace to marine traffic. An infestation of scuttle worms can sink a boat in a matter of days if they bloom unnoticed. For this reason seagoing vessels are routinely dry-docked and inspected before any extended sea voyage.
;Common Names:Scuttle worms, Ship Grubs
;Common Names:Scuttle worms, Ship Grubs


==Description==
=Description=
;Classification:annelid
;Classification:annelid
;Size: up to 3 centimetres (up to 1.25 inches)
;Size: up to 3 centimetres (up to 1.25 inches)
;Appearance:White segmented worms with tiny black bristles at each segment. the mouth parts are a tri-part hinged beak like structure.
;Appearance:White segmented worms with tiny black bristles at each segment. the mouth parts are a tri-part hinged beak like structure.


==Ecology==
=Ecology=
;Habitat:Tropical through temperate salt water
;Habitat:Tropical through temperate salt water
;Diet:Wood and other dead plant material that is soaked in salt water.
;Diet:Wood and other dead plant material that is soaked in salt water.


==Behaviour==
=Behaviour=
;Social grouping:No structured groups exist, but they seldom travel very far from where they hatch, unless carried by a boat or ship.
;Social grouping:No structured groups exist, but they seldom travel very far from where they hatch, unless carried by a boat or ship.
;Temperament:Oblivious, will react to touch by squirming away.
;Temperament:Oblivious, will react to touch by squirming away.
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;Reproduction:Scuttle worms are hermaphrodites and when food is plentiful will mate and lay eggs in the tunnels they chew through waterlogged wood. The eggs hatch in a few weeks, and begin the cycle anew, becoming adult sized and sexually mature after a month or more given sufficient food material.
;Reproduction:Scuttle worms are hermaphrodites and when food is plentiful will mate and lay eggs in the tunnels they chew through waterlogged wood. The eggs hatch in a few weeks, and begin the cycle anew, becoming adult sized and sexually mature after a month or more given sufficient food material.


==Domestication==
=Domestication=
;General:No domestic use
;General:No domestic use
;Resources:Fish bait
;Resources:Fish bait


==See Also==
=Stories=
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=See Also=
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Revision as of 07:14, 8 January 2020

About

These saltwater annelids eat a variety of dead organic matter, including the wooden planks of ship hulls, making them a menace to marine traffic. An infestation of scuttle worms can sink a boat in a matter of days if they bloom unnoticed. For this reason seagoing vessels are routinely dry-docked and inspected before any extended sea voyage.
Common Names
Scuttle worms, Ship Grubs

Description

Classification
annelid
Size
up to 3 centimetres (up to 1.25 inches)
Appearance
White segmented worms with tiny black bristles at each segment. the mouth parts are a tri-part hinged beak like structure.

Ecology

Habitat
Tropical through temperate salt water
Diet
Wood and other dead plant material that is soaked in salt water.

Behaviour

Social grouping
No structured groups exist, but they seldom travel very far from where they hatch, unless carried by a boat or ship.
Temperament
Oblivious, will react to touch by squirming away.
Intelligence
Negligible
Reproduction
Scuttle worms are hermaphrodites and when food is plentiful will mate and lay eggs in the tunnels they chew through waterlogged wood. The eggs hatch in a few weeks, and begin the cycle anew, becoming adult sized and sexually mature after a month or more given sufficient food material.

Domestication

General
No domestic use
Resources
Fish bait

Stories

Listen (fifty word fantasy)

See Also