
Apr 3rd 2009 By Jeremy Taylor
Giant Sea Worm Terrorizes Aquarium
The mystery of what's been ripping apart coral and eating the prize fish at England's Blue Reef Aquarium has been solved. It's Barry, a 4-foot-long polychaete worm. The staff was able to lure Barry from his hiding place under the rocks with fish scraps but had to be careful not to touch the sea beast, whose sting can cause permanent numbness in humans. Check out a truly insane picture of this otherworldly predator after the jump.


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Saturday 04 April
By joy
How on earth did a 4 foot long sea worm get into the aquarium. I hope that they didn't put him in there because most of the fish in there are endangered and the last thing they need is to be trapped in a glass tank with a polychaete worm. Please god don't tell me he was in one of those little tanks for kids to poke their fingers in. This is one aquarium that should really get more serious about what they let in.
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Monday 06 April
By Codeman
Ever heard of a hitchhiker?
Municipal aquariums have to build their tanks the same way we do, just on a larger scale, hence larger unwanted hitchhikers.
Tuesday 07 April
By Bill
Other articles I've read about Barry say that he was accidentally put into the tank as a little baby when they put some new coral into the tank that he had been hiding out in.
It happens, just usually doesn't turn out this big!
Saturday 04 April
By joy
sorry folks I meant to say wasn't
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Sunday 05 April
By W Roberts
My goodness I recognize this worm . it's a sand worm we use them as bait, but 4 feet long? wow i didnt' know they got that big. they can bite too. Send the bugger to me and i'll have plenty of bait to last.
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Monday 06 April
By Steve W.
LOL
They arrive as very small worms in the live rock that is base of most reef aquariums. Normally only the smaller bristle worms survive and thrive. Occasionally a larger worm will make it thru the curing process, this one is massive. They are actually very pretty when they are upset and extend thier spines. They are almost irridescent.
Monday 06 April
By andy e
from the picture, it looks over 10' long. look at all the bends. pretty disgusting. The hyperlink showing a truly insane picture of it did not work for me
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Monday 06 April
By sally
eat him up with some tator tots
Saturday 18 April
By sally
yep ill take him off your hands and on my hook and then catch me a big red then l will eat thm both lol
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Monday 06 April
By Stilgar
Shai-Halud!
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Tuesday 07 April
By Jason
best comment ever!!
hahahahah
Tuesday 07 April
By Phil E
How did they know his name was Barry?
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