Venomous bloodworms grow deadly copper fangs with totally metal trick - Livescience.com


4/26/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Ben Turner

The worms are known to be highly aggressive and will eat anything they can swallow.

A venomous bloodworm species grows bizarre, deadly metal teeth, and now scientists know how: with a single, simple protein that transforms copper deposits located at the bottom of the seafloor into f… [+2812 chars]

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