Fire+Worm

Fire Worm
FIRE FIRE!
 * Phylum**: Annelida
 * Scientific Name**: //Hermodice carunculata//
 * Class**: Polychaeta
 * Location**: Can be found throughout the Caribbean, Tropical Western Atlantic, and near different islands.
 * Size**: 4 to 6 inches
 * Habitat**: They live under rocks and in tide pools. They can survive in an array of different temperatures. [[image:Bristle_worm.jpg width="381" height="194" align="right"]]
 * Living Requirements**: They feed off of coral but sucking on them and leaving a white tip at the top of the coral.
 * Life Cycle**: Unknown.
 * Male and Female Differences**: When fireworms come to the surface to mate, the females start to emit a greenish tinted glow that radiats and attracts the male. The male appears, then they dart towards the females, flashing lights at the same time. As the different sexes approach each other, the sex cells are shed and combine.
 * Interesting Facts**: The fireworm has bristles covering it's entire small body; these bristles are used as a defense mechanism.They use this for protection. If it's skin is touched, it will send a burning sensation where it contacts the skin.
 * Human Impact**: Humans usually stray away from these worms because they are highly dangerous to touch. Their bristles should be avoided at all costs. Plus, humans don't just randomly collide with these creatures.

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