Zombie worms devour shark teeth that fall to the ocean floor

Deep-sea worms feast on the tooth of useless sharks that fall to the seafloor. These worms have been beforehand recognized to eat whale bones and the stays of bony fish, however when these are scarce, shark tooth could also be a key supply of meals.

Osedax worms are strange-looking creatures with frilly pink gills. They haven’t any mouth or abdomen, so that they depend on microbes residing inside them to soak up …