Claudio Contreras / Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus) swimming in Southern sea palm (Eisenia arborea) and Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, San Benitos Islands, Baja California Pacific Islands Biosphe...

Paul Williams / Kinabalu Giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) feeding on Kinabalu Giant earthworm (Pheretima darnleiensis), Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.

Georgette Douwma / Nudibranch (Chromodoris willani) with a scale worm. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Blue-lined fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) hiding in a plastic container, they usually hide in deserted worm tubes or other small holes, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

John Waters / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding, catches worm and washes it in water, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

Sue Daly / Feather duster fan worm (Sabella spallanzanii) with tentacles moving in the current, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK, August.

Ingo Arndt / Hedgehog eating earthworm {Erinaceus europaeus} Germany

Brent Stephenson / New Zealand peripatus / Velvet worm (Peripatoides novaezealandiae) spitting out a sticky trap at its prey, Kahuranaki, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Claudio Contreras / Social feather duster worm (Bispira brunnea) Cancun national Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, July

Paul Hobson / Glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) at night, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August.

Chien Lee / Glow Worm (Lamprigera sp) neotenic female, Gunung Penrissen, Borneo, Malaysia

MYN / Gil Wizen / Huge terrestrial flatworm (Bipalium kewense), Mindo, Ecuador, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Chris Mattison / Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium)eating earth worm, captive occurs in South and Central USA.

Mark MacEwen / Mopane moth (Imbrasia belina) eggs hatching, Tuli Block, Botswana

Konrad Wothe / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) catching earthworm, Germany

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Tube worms (Bispira volutacornis) living between rocks covered in Crustose coralline (Corallinaceae) and red algae (Rhodophyceae), Lundy Island Marine Conservation Zone, Devon, England, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Velvet Worm (Peripatus novaezealandiae) silhouetted against a leaf, known as 'living fossils', having remained the same for approximately 570 million years, New Zealand, Captive

Alex Hyde / Velvet Worm (Peripatus novaezealandiae) known as 'living fossils', having remained the same for approximately 570 million years, New Zealand, Captive

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) foraging for tidal-flat worm. Norfolk, January. Sequence 2 of 2.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) foraging for tidal-flat worm. Norfolk, January. Sequence 1 of 2.

Andy Sands / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.

Andy Sands / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, Uk, July.

Alex Mustard / Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) making a home in a deserved worm tube of a great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa), East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Se...

Laurie Campbell / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) female with newborn young on rock face, controlled conditions, Berwickshire, Scotland, July

Alex Hyde / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) photographed on a white background, Midi-Pyrenees, France, August.

Andrew Parkinson / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) adult trying to pull a worm out of the wet sand, September, Shetland Islands, UK, September.

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult pulling a worm from the ground. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult pulling a worm from the ground. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult with a worm in its beak. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult eating a worm. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking off with a worm in its beak. Wales, UK, June.

Simon Colmer / Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) on white background Sussex, UK

Andy Sands / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) climbing on stem of grass, with tail emitting bioluminescence, England, UK, July

Colin Varndell / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) Powerstock Common, Dorset, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, Italy.

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Allapagus isidis) from the North Atlantic Ocean. Southern White variety. Feeds on sea floor sediment and has been observed swimming, new species, first recorded in J...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Allapagus isidis) from the North Atlantic Ocean. Southern White variety. Feeds on sea floor sediment and has been observed swimming, new species, first recorded in J...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) from the North Atlantic Ocean, southern Purple variety, feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind variable wavy traces, Depth approx 2700m. new spec...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) from the North Atlantic Ocean, southern Purple variety, feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind variable wavy traces, Depth approx 2700m. new spec...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (tergivelum cinnabarinum) from the North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Pink variety, Feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind characteristic spiral traces, depth approx 27...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Tergivelum cinnabarinum) from the North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Pink variety, Feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind characteristic spiral traces, depth approx 27...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Spiral tube worm (Sabella / Spirographis spallanzani) Faial, Azores, Portugal, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Spiral tube worm (Sabella / Spirographis spallanzani) Faial, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Spiral tube worm (Sabella / Spirographis spallanzani) Faial, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Banfi / Tube worm (Protula tubularia) Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Banfi / Tube worm (Protula tubularia) Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Stephen Dalton / Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, UK

Stephen Dalton / Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, UK

Andy Rouse / Blackbird (Turdus merula) pulling worm from ground in garden, UK

Stephen Dalton / Common toad (Bufo bufo) catching worm, controlled conditions, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / European fan worms (Sabella / Spirographis spallanzani) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Close-up of European fan worm (Sabella / Spirographis spallanzani) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / European fan worms (Sabella / Spirographis spallanzani) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Philippe Clement / Close up of Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) in grassland, Belgium. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / European Mole (Talpa europaea) catching worm in its subterranean burrow, Germany. Live, captive animal.

Solvin Zankl / European Mole (Talpa europaea) catching worm in its subterranean burrow, Germany. Live, Captive animal.

Michael Durham / Douglas Fir Glow-worm (Pterotus obscuripennis) displaying bioluminescence at night, Tillamook State Forest, Oregon

Nick Garbutt / Glow worms bioluminescing {Lampyris noctiluca}

Kim Taylor / Slow-worm {Anguis fragilis} cast skin. UK.

Chris Packham / Glow worm beetle female displaying to attract male (Lampyris noctiluca) protected

Andrew Cooper / Glow Worm beetle female glowing at sunset to attract mate, Devon England (Lampyris noctiluca)

Michael Durham / Douglas fir glow worm {Pterotus obscuripennis} glowing at night Oregon USA

Konrad Wothe / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), Germany

Konrad Wothe / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) with worms in beak, Germany

Chris Newbert / Feather Duster Worm (Sabellastarte sp) in the shape of a heart, 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Colin Seddon / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) on rock. England, UK, Europe

WILLIAM OSBORN / Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) sunbathing on moss. UK

Morley Read / Peripatus (Velvet Worm) feeding on a cricket, Amazon rainforest, Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Peripatus (Velvet Worm) feeding on a cricket, Amazon rainforest, Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Peripatus (Velvet Worm) feeding on a cricket, Amazon rainforest, Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Peripatus (Velvet Worm) feeding on a cricket, Amazon rainforest, Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Peripatus (Velvet Worm) feeding on a cricket, Amazon rainforest, Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Peripatus (Velvet Worm) feeding on a cricket, Amazon rainforest, Pastaza Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Pascal Kobeh / Hard coral (Porites lutea) with Christmas-tree worms (Spirobranchus giganteus), New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Glorious flatworm (Pseudobiceros gloriosus) New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.

Nigel Cattlin / English redworm (Eisenia fetida) group on muddy surface of rotting organic material. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / English redworm (Eisenia fetida) retreating into burrow in muddy rotting organic material. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / English redworm (Eisenia fetida) group on muddy surface of rotting organic material. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Robert Valentic / Pink-tailed Worm Lizard (Aprasia parapulchella) male from the whipstick mallee habitat near Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia, November. Controlled conditions

Alex Mustard / Interaction, possibly predation, between two polychaete worms (Chloeia sp). Dauin, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Featherduster worm. Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Variegated feather duster (Bispira variegata), Sabellidae. Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Variegated feather duster (Bispira variegata), Sabellidae. Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Brittlestar (Ophiothrix species) on soft coral on which there are Acoel flatworms (Waminoa species). Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Indian fan worm (Sabellastarte indica), Mabul, Malaysia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Fan worm (Sabella sp.), Puerta Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Variegated feather duster (Bispira variegata), Sabellidae. Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Sergio Hanquet / Fire worm (Hermodice carunculata), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Fire worm (Hermodice carunculata), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Fire worm (Hermodice carunculata). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

David Hall / Crocodile snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi), head sticking out of gravel. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

David Hall / Crocodile snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi) peering out of burrow. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

David Hall / Many-eyed snake eel (Ophichthus polyophthalmus), head peering out of burrow. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia; November, 2006.

David Hall / Polyclad flatworm (Pseudobiceros uniarborensis). Komodo, Indonesia.

David Hall / Convict snake eel (Leiuranus versicolor) on sea floor. Pantar, Alor Archipelago, Indonesia.

David Hall / Red fanworm / mopworm (Protula bispiralis). Komodo, Indonesia.