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The Bobbit Worm is here to haunt your dreams. The meter-long ambush predator has massive fangs and pops out of the ocean floor to take down unsuspecting prey after luring them in. It uses huge fans to inject toxins into prey but it attacks so fast that it often cuts its prey in half.
If you haven’t been watching Blue Planet II on BBC America then you missed this past weekend’s episode where they featured the Bobbit Worm. The clips of the Bobbit Worm hunting caused everyone on Twitter to pretty much lose their shit. And before you Google it, the answer is ‘yes’. The Bobbit Worm is named after Lorena Bobbitt who was famous in the mid-90s for cutting her husband’s penis off. So that’s the legacy of this worm.
BBC America sent out these tweets:
What's worse than stepping on a Lego? Stepping on a bobbit worm. #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/YCuUI3NSG0
— BBC America (@BBCAMERICA) February 4, 2018
Say hello to the bobbit – a metre-long worm with jaws as sharp as daggers#BluePlanet2 @BBCAmerica pic.twitter.com/vNgqTMZyhN
— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) February 4, 2018
People reacted in horror:
And the Bobbit Worm is now the reason I will be wearing water shoes the next time I go into the ocean #BluePlanet2
— Jamie G (@roxypeanut) February 4, 2018
Oh my god. The bobbit worm snatching the lion fish into its grasp is going to give me nightmares tonight. This gif was my fave for that entire segment. #BluePlanet2 pic.twitter.com/3ZG9UVnLVU
— Dr. Katie Grogan 👩🔬🧬 (@Dr_KatieG1) February 4, 2018
I am never, ever, ever walking barefoot in the ocean, at night, again. #bobbitfish #nightmaresaremadeofthis #BluePlanet2
— KimmieB (@MotherOfMaynard) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/RedVelvetEsq/status/959981621989531648
Here’s another clip from last year of the Bobbit Worm if you want to see some more action from this horrific ambush hunter that’s here to haunt your dreams.
Should the Bobbit Worm stop you from ever entering the ocean? Probably not. It’s not very likely that this worm would attack you. But with that said, if you ever do get sniped by the Bobbit Worm I don’t want you to come blaming me so maybe it’s safer if you just stick to pools from now on.