VENOMOUS WORM GROWS DEADLY COPPER FANGS
bloodworm species grows bizarre, deadly metal teeth with a single protein that transforms copper deposits located at are segmented, bright-red marine worms that can grow to be 35 centimetres long and have two millimetre needle-like teeth made from a mixture of protein, melanin and copper, the highest concentration in any animal. As prolific hunters, upon contact with their prey the worm’s jaw clamps shut and injects its victim with a deadly venom, paralysing the prey in preparation for being eaten alive.
