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Figured I should finally share a photo of an actual worm from our #AntarcticWorms expedition - this is a giant polychaete (Phylum Annelida, segmented worms) from the genus Eulagisca. I was told the hot pink "legs" are egg sacs (I'm wearing gloves because of the spiky bristles!)

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Figured I should finally share a photo of an actual worm from our #AntarcticWorms expedition - this is a giant polychaete (Phylum Annelida, segmented worms) from the genus Eulagisca. I was told the hot pink "legs" are egg sacs (I'm wearing gloves because of the spiky bristles!)

RT hollybik: Figured I should finally share a photo of an actual worm from our #AntarcticWorms expedition - this is a giant polychaete (Phylum Annelida, segmented worms) from the genus Eulagisca. I was told the hot pink "legs" are egg sacs (I'm wearing gloves because of the spiky bristles!)

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A ship tour, but make it energetic (I had to get permission from the Captain to do high kicks on the bridge) - SOUND ON #AntarcticWorms @vgwschutte

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The #AntarcticWorms team has officially set sail for East Antarctica! We’ll be sciencing there until May 11th, collecting seafloor mud for environmental DNA sequencing and evolutionary studies of nematode worms! Join our WhatsApp group for trip updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/BZwq4D7FF847sUsxTGTgHY

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The #AntarcticWorms and #IcyInverts teams finally embarked the RVIB Nathanial B. Palmer in the blackness of night yesterday! Very tired this morning and frantically setting up labs, but happy to see a glorious sunrise at port in Lyttleton, New Zealand 🇳🇿🇦🇶🚢

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A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our #AntarcticWorms @reddit_AMA yesterday!! Shout out to our super scribe @vgwschutte and all the #IcyInverts scientists who hopped on Zoom to answer questions. We got 1.7 MILLION views and 5.1k upvotes 😁😁😁https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/11pkq3h/i_am_a_marine_biologist_studying_tiny_deepsea/

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The #AntarcticWorms & #IcyInverts teams will be starting our NBP23-03 expedition to East Antarctica this week (finally)! You can follow our journey by joining this public WhatsApp group for daily science updates (starting March 13th): https://chat.whatsapp.com/BZwq4D7FF847sUsxTGTgHY #NSFfunded

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Marathon @reddit_AMA coming on March 4 for our #AntarcticWorms science cruise! Myself & other science teams will answer your questions about our research, ship life, and anything else you like starting at 1pm US EST. Can't wait to get underway and share the experience with you!