New species of worms release 'bombs'

Thousands of feet beneath the sea are live worms that can cast off green glowing body parts, a move scientists think may be a defensive effort to confuse attackers.

Researchers have dubbed the newly discovered critters "green bombers."

Ranging in size from three-fourths of an inch to nearly four inches, the worms live at depths of 5,900 feet to more than 12,000 feet and were discovered by remotely operated submarines in both the northeast and western Pacific Ocean.

They have a strange way of using bioluminescence. They have appendages, some round, others oval or long, which they release when they are disturbed. Once they release the appendage, it glows bright green.

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