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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  • Gold6년 이하
    That is crazy
    • cj6년 이하
      i want to eat it
      • daequan
        daequan6년 이하
        the ship worm eats rocks and not wood i am a person to
        • hockey77
          hockey776년 이하
          it will actually be cool if i could show this article to my teacher.
          • am-olm1
            am-olm16년 이하
            I can use this in a project 🤓🤓
            • am-olm1
              am-olm16년 이하
              Very interesting.
              • am-olm1
                am-olm16년 이하
                Some animals swallow the rock to digest the food and then spit the rock out.
                • am-olm1
                  am-olm16년 이하
                  I never knew rocks were edible!
                  • hi i'm a person6년 이하
                    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 6년 이하
                      The article was cool :)

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