image: The transparent body of the worm Swima bombiviridis allows examination of internal anatomy without dissection. The purple arrow points to the several bioluminescent bombs still attached to the segments immediately behind the head. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Aug. 21, 2009, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The brevium, by Dr. Karen J. Osborn of The Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues, was titled, "Deep-Sea, Swimming Worms with Luminescent 'Bombs.'" view more
Credit: Image © 2007 C. Dunn