A pair of polychaete tubeworms (Sabellastarte indica). If they detect one approaching, they retract their bodies swiftly into their tubes. Red Sea.

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A pair of polychaete tubeworms (Sabellastarte indica). If they detect that one is approaching, they retract their bodies swiftly into their tubes. This makes them somewhat difficult to photograph; one must approach them with considerable stealth! Photographed in the Egyptian Red Sea.

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Photo credit: © Terence Dormer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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