According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on July 24, recently, the Tokyo Sunshine Aquarium in Japan hosted the World Exotic Animal Search Competition, and the Nagoya Port Public Aquarium advanced to the semifinals with "wrinkle ribbon worms". Video footage from the scene shows the sea bugs being strangely shaped and strangely opened, and one of them is devouring an entire dead fish.
The Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium exhibits four wrinkled ribbon worms
It is reported that the four "wrinkled ribbon worms" on display have been kept in the Nagoya Port Public Aquarium since 1991, but they have never been exhibited because of their disgusting appearance. It wasn't until 2015, when a "kimo-kawaii" (meaning "disgusting but cute") craze swept through Japan that these sea bugs made their public appearances.
Chizuru Sato, a spokesman for the aquarium, said that because of its participation in the competition and being reported in the news, this strange species has become famous in one fell swoop and is becoming increasingly popular in Japan. But in many ways, this button-shaped creature remains a mystery.
These sea worms opened their mouths and devoured an entire dead fish
Sato said most of these creatures live on the bottom of the Southern Ocean, and the four "wrinkled ribbon worms" in the museum are collected in the sea around King George Island. Each of them can grow up to 27 inches (about 68 centimeters) long, and it is not known how long they will live, but they have lived in the aquarium for 28 years.
These "wrinkled ribbon worms" are scavengers that feed on marine life and are mainly fed with horse mackerel fillets. Most of the time they lie motionless in the tank, occasionally seeing them devour dead fish that have fallen to the bottom. (Intern Editor: Yang Huifang Reviewer: Li Shan)