Watch Underwater Worms Poop—A Lot
You're watching sand poop being squeezed out into the Red Sea off Egypt. The materials are likely the fecal casts of enteropneust hemichordate worms, commonly called acorn worms. Acorn worms ingest sediments that are mixed with organic material. They digest the organic material and excrete the inorganic material. This is what their poop looks like.
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You're watching sand poop being squeezed out into the Red Sea off Egypt.
The materials are likely the fecal casts of enteropneust hemichordate worms, commonly called acorn worms.
Acorn worms ingest sediments that are mixed with organic material.
They digest the organic material and excrete the inorganic material.
This is what their poop looks like.
