These Shipworms Prefer To Eat Rocks Instead Of Wood!

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The Lithoredo abatanica shipworms found in the Philippines, bore into limestone, rather than wood (Credit: Northwestern University/You Tube screen capture)

Shipworms, which munch through wood and help release essential nutrient stored within it, are incredibly beneficial for other marine animals. However, the saltwater bivalve mollusks have been known to sink boats and cause extensive damage to docks, piers, and other wooden structures. Now, researchers have uncovered a shipworm species of a different kind — one that has the potential to change the course of a river by gnawing through its limestone bedrock!

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  • Gold5년 이상
    That is crazy
    • cj5년 이상
      i want to eat it
      • daequan
        daequan5년 이상
        the ship worm eats rocks and not wood i am a person to
        • hockey77
          hockey775년 이상
          it will actually be cool if i could show this article to my teacher.
          • am-olm1
            am-olm15년 이상
            I can use this in a project 🤓🤓
            • am-olm1
              am-olm15년 이상
              Very interesting.
              • am-olm1
                am-olm15년 이상
                Some animals swallow the rock to digest the food and then spit the rock out.
                • am-olm1
                  am-olm15년 이상
                  I never knew rocks were edible!
                  • hi i'm a person5년 이상
                    this is really cool i will use this for my school work I mean this is my kind of stuff i love to be outside and i see all this kind of stuff in trees on leaves but srimpworms eating rocks is not something you see everyday!!!!
                    • he did it 5년 이상
                      The article was cool :)

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