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ribbon worm awaiting identification* updated Oct 08 Where seen? Rather short ribbon worms are sometimes seen on some of our shores. They are more active at night. Features: Those seen are only 10-15cm long. Body white to cream with one blue or black stripe along the length. Some have black crossbars on the head. What does it eat? One was seen on Labrador wrapped around a drill snail. It's not certain who was eating whom. Another was seen on Hantu attacking a shrimp larger than itself. One seen on the East Coast slithering about among oysters growing on a water pipe. |
 Wrapped around a drill snail. Labrador, May 06 |
 East Coast Park, Jun 06 |
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Short ribbon worm on Singapore shores
 Pulau Hantu, Mar 07 |
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 Sentosa, May 08 |
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photos of short ribbon worms on Singapore shores
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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