“To describe this polychaete, one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm’s dazzle!” scientists wrote of the bizarre ocean inhabitant (above ...

A species of marine worm that scientists lost sight of for almost 70 years has finally resurfaced, thanks to some eagle-eyed sleuthing and a seahorse less than an inch long. When researchers analyzed ...

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Deep sea ...

Since the rocks once sat on the Pacific Ocean floor ... According to their research, the ancient marine worms would lay waiting under the sand for unsuspecting prey; then when fish passed by ...