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Serpula vermicularis, the jaw-dropping marine worm! Fairly common throughout the Mediterranean, it should be searched for in darker crevices. In this photo, the largest part, colored light red, is visible in the foreground, consisting of a gill tuft with which it breathes and feeds. You can also see the small, conical \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"trumpet\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" with a light yellow/almost white stem, ending in a darker umbrella dotted with orange. This is the operculum, which, once retracted, protects it from attackers_Taken during diving at \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"La Formica\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" dive site, near Casteldaccia, Sicily_2025
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