A marine worm found off an Italian party island has grown enormous eyes that weigh about 20 times more than the rest of its head. The eyes of the nocturnal Vanadis bristle worm are so large that ...

“The material described herein was found during a freezer clean up: in a pudding of old ice and forgotten Eppendorf tubes, a vial with an unusual animal was recovered,” researchers said in a March 26 ...

Scientists are perplexed by the discovery of a marine worm with giant eyes that are 20 times heavier than its head and that give it vision as sharp as a mammal. The eyes of the Vanadis bristle ...

The “lost and found” animal was a marine worm called a polychaete, according to the study. However, a few key features set the worm apart from previously described species. The holotype ...