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Lugworm

Invertebrate
Lugworm
Lugworm

A thick, segmented marine worm that spends its life hiding beneath the sand on coastal beaches.

πŸ’‘ Fun Facts

  • They live in U-shaped burrows deep under the wet sand on beaches.
  • You can tell they are there by the little squiggly casts of sand they leave on the surface.
  • They eat organic matter mixed in with the sand as they dig.