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Mouthless ‘zombie worms’ use acid to drill into whale bones

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A species of faceless, mouthless so-called zombie worm makes its home in the bones of whale skeletons on the ocean floor. According to Discovery.com, these worms use acid to bore into the bones, where they mate and feed on the nutrients inside. Osedax worms, which are the subject of a study...

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