Ribbon worm atau cacing proboscis adalah anggota filum Nemertea yang hidup di air dengan ukuran 20 hingga 50 cm. Cacing ini dikenal sebagai karnivora yang berburu mangsa menggunakan belalai panjangnya. Dalam hitungan detik, belalai tersebut bisa menjulur, membungkus mangsa, lalu menariknya masuk ke mulut. Walau tidak beracun, cairan tubuh ribbon worm memiliki fungsi unik sebagai perekat untuk melindungi diri dari predator. #reels #fyp #faktamenarik #successstory | Tubagus Fahri

Did you know these 6 facts about ribbon worms? 1. Most ribbon worms live on the seabed and prefer to spend time under rocks, sand, and mud. 2. Their bodies are covered in mucus and can extend and retract. 3. When hunting, ribbon worms extend their proboscises, using them to trap or inject venom to paralyze their prey. 4. If these worms are cut or damaged, they can regrow the lost body part. 5. Ribbon worms prey on a variety of small marine organisms, including crustaceans, mollusks, and other wo

Milky Ribbon Worm 🪱 I found this worm while I was harvesting bloodworms in the tidal mud flats here in Maine 🪱 #viral #worms #outdoors #hand #nature | Wayne Bishko

Ever heard of the ribbon worm? 🪱 It can stretch up to 10x its own length — wild, right? While ribbon worms don’t live in humans, they defend themselves by ejecting a sticky proboscis — sometimes even releasing toxins to protect themselves. And guess what? Most human parasites do the same. When you start cleansing, they fight back — laying eggs to survive and releasing toxins that make you feel worse before you feel better. That’s why detoxing deworming go hand in hand. Parasites cling to heavy

This page goes deeper than the surface Ribbon worms can be tiny or incredibly long. Most are only a few centimeters, but some species grow for dozens of meters. The bootlace worm is believed to reach up to 30 to 60 meters long, making it possibly the longest animal on Earth, even though it is only a few millimeters wide. What makes ribbon worms special is how they hunt. They have a hidden feeding tube called a proboscis stored inside their body. When prey comes close, they shoot it out in second