Bloodworm


 * Phyla:** Annelida




 * __Class:__** Polychaeta


 * __Scientific Name:__** //Glycera dibronchiata//

__**Location:**__ Northeastern coast of the United States; bottom of shallow marine waters

__**Size:**__ up to 15 inches in length


 * __Habitat:__** live on the sandy/silty bottoms of intertidal or subtidal regions


 * __Living Requirements:__** Although they are marine worms, they can handle being in water with low salt levels and also poor oxygen levels. They are adapted to the sand and silt in the waters because it provides some sort of protection for them.

__**Life Cycle:**__ The //Glycera dibronchiata// are carnivorous and they feed by stretching out a proboscis that has 4 hollow jaws. Their glands actually contain poison, which is transported through the proboscis, which is used to help them kill their prey.


 * __Male & female differences:__** They reproduce sexually and the reproduction process occurs sometime in June, just before the high tide. The water has to between 55-57 degrees Fahrenheit for reproduction to happen. Female bloodworms can produce up to ten million eggs.


 * __Facts:__** Their bite is painful, even to a human. They are preyed on by other types of worms & seagulls. Blood worms are harvested along the Northeastern coast of the U.S. and used as bait for fishing.





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