Bloodworm often used as bait by fishermen, is sucked out of coastal mud at low tide using a stainless steel hand pump. Polychaetes (bloodworm) are segmented worms, generally less than 10 cm ( in) in length, although ranging at the extremes from 1 mm ( in) to 3 m ( ft). They can sometimes be brightly coloured, and may be iridescent or even luminescent. Each segment bears a pair of paddle-like and highly vascularized parapodia, which are used for movement and, in many species, act as th

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Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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