i’m sure you’ve never thought about it before, but science has to probe to the very bottom of things… Penis Worms Help Solve Unusual Evolutionary Puzzle Yep, you read that right. This, enigmatic marine invertebrate known as a penis worm is shedding new light on the evolution of digestion by posing a curious question: which develops first, the mouth or the anus Living in shallow waters and measuring up eight inches long, these worms are “living fossils” that have changed very little since their priapulid ancestors thrived on the ocean floor in the Cambrian period some 500 million years ago.

i’m sure you’ve never thought about it before, but science has to probe to the very bottom of things…

Penis Worms Help Solve Unusual Evolutionary Puzzle

Yep, you read that right. This, enigmatic marine invertebrate known as a penis worm is shedding new light on the evolution of digestion by posing a curious question: which develops first, the mouth or the anus

Living in shallow waters and measuring up eight inches long, these worms are “living fossils” that have changed very little since their priapulid ancestors thrived on the ocean floor in the Cambrian period some 500 million years ago.

Source: news.discovery.com

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    mungkinkah ‘v*gina’ worm juga ada? :|
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    I don’t see how the sea cucumber could be more closely related to us than to another worm-esque underwater...
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    Jen, it’s the wrong phylum. The sea cucumber is more closely related to us than it is to this. Aaand, speaking of...
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    I REMEMBER THAT! IT WAS SO COOL! I still have pictures! These things are cool!
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    Kallie, you are undoubtedly the most interesting conversationalist.
  25. kalliopestarmist reblogged this from crystalmir and added:
    I HAVE DISSECTED ONE OF THESE AND IT WAS AWESOME. And no, this is not a sea cucumber. Honestly, Jen, they look nothing...
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    EW.
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  29. tangentmind reblogged this from scishow and added:
    I always thought it was the chicken or the egg…but this is equally, if not more, important. scishow:
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    It doesn’t even look like a penis since when do we have FUCKING TENTACLES.
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