Eurythoe complanta

orange fireworm

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Eurythoe complanta
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Description: The orange fireworm is a blue worm, that can also be found in green, orange, or pink.  It has bristles on the side of its body, which makes the worm resemble a sort of water centipede.
Habitat: This creature likes to live under rocks in shallow water.
Range (include invasive, native, endemic): This is an introduced species.
Trophic information: The orange fireworm likes to eat corals, molluscs and other worms.
Safety: The bristles can irritate your skin if you touch them.  You can remove the bristles from your skin by using tape.  You can also treat the area that hurts by mixing a paste of meat tenderizerand alcohol and spreading it on the area.
Comments: The fireworms can really hurt you if you touch them or their bristles.  Be careful when you are handle them.
Links to Resources: The lined fireworm, Pherecardia striata.
 
 
 
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