Feeding on the dead – necrophagy in the world’s longest worm

The specimen of L. longissimus in the video had a length near 2 meters and was collected by dredging the fjords near Bergen, in the West coast of Norway. And yes, it eats four whole annelid worms in a row. Nemerteans are slender worms that glide through the bottom of the oceans and sea shores worldwide. One particular species living in the North Sea—Lineus longissimus, the black line-worm—is considered to be one of the longest animals on Earth. Individuals can grow up to 30 meters! One Scottish specimen mi