<p>Earth's oceans are full of strange creatures. A team of scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have found a strange-looking sea worm that looks like a disco caterpillar. It has black bristles all over its body that sparkle when light reflects off them.</p>

<p>The discovery was made using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian off the coast of Chile. The marine creature was spotted roaming on the floor with other animals making way for it. As the lights from the submersible hit its body, the bristles sparkled, making it look like a disco ball.</p>

<p>The creature is a polychaete, a type of deep-sea worm known as a bristle worm. Around 13,000 species of polychaete live in marine ecosystems across the world. It includes various types of worms, such as bloodworms (shudder) and the strangely-named pigbutt worm.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Schmidt Ocean posted about the seaworm on Instagram on November 4. Calling the worm a "sassy sparkler", it wrote, "Some worms are bioluminescent, but this sassy sparkler has protein structures in the bristles that make them iridescent."</p>

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<p>Some polychaetes can survive the extremely high-temperature differences found on hydrothermal vents.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/rare-deep-sea-creature-seen-walking-on-13-foot-long-legs-at-depth-of-10800-feet-763813">Rare deep-sea creature seen walking on 13-foot-long legs at depth of 10,800 feet</a></strong></p>

<p>This is because they form symbiotic relationships with bacteria. A few others feed on plankton and marine snow falling onto the sea floor from high above. They play an important role in the marine ecosystem by cleaning up detritus at the bottom of the sea.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The team is going to further explore the submarine canyons along the Nazca plate as part of the #ChileMargin2024 mission. It will investigate hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps off the west coast of Chile.</p>

<h2><strong>Squid that walks on 13-foot tentacles</strong></h2>

<p>A few weeks back, a bigfin squid (Magnapinna) was captured on camera walking on its 13-foot-long tentacles in the depths of the Tonga Trench in the South Pacific. It was seen 10,800 feet below the surface of the water by an underwater rover deployed by the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre.</p>

<p>Their sightings are extremely rare and only 20 of them have been documented to date. It is one of the deepest-dwelling squids in scientific records. Their fins comprise 90 per cent of their body.&nbsp;</p>


Earth's oceans are full of strange creatures. A team of scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have found a strange-looking sea worm that looks like a disco caterpillar.

Earth's oceans are full of strange creatures. A team of scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have found a strange-looking sea worm that looks like a disco caterpillar. It has black bristles all over its body that sparkle when light reflects off them. The discovery was made using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian off the coast of Chile. The marine creature was spotted roaming on the floor with other animals making way for it. As the lights from the submersible hit its body, the bristles sparkled, making it look like a disco ball. The creature is a polychaete, a type of deep-sea worm known as a bristle worm. Around 13,000 species of polychaete live in marine ecosystems across the world. It includes various types of worms, such as bloodworms (shudder) and the strangely-named pigbutt worm. Schmidt Ocean posted about the seaworm on Instagram on November 4. Calling the worm a "sassy sparkler", it wrote, "Some worms are bioluminescent, but this sassy sparkler has protein structures in the bristles that make them iridescent." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Schmidt Ocean Institute (@schmidtocean) × Some polychaetes can survive the extremely high-temperature differences found on hydrothermal vents. Also Read: Rare deep-sea creature seen walking on 13-foot-long legs at depth of 10,800 feet This is because they form symbiotic relationships with bacteria. A few others feed on plankton and marine snow falling onto the sea floor from high above. They play an important role in the marine ecosystem by cleaning up detritus at the bottom of the sea. The team is going to further explore the submarine canyons along the Nazca plate as part of the #ChileMargin2024 mission. It will investigate hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps off the west coast of Chile. Squid that walks on 13-foot tentacles A few weeks back, a bigfin squid (Magnapinna) was captured on camera walking on its 13-foot-long tentacles in the depths of the Tonga Trench in the South Pacific. It was seen 10,800 feet below the surface of the water by an underwater rover deployed by the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre. Their sightings are extremely rare and only 20 of them have been documented to date. It is one of the deepest-dwelling squids in scientific records. Their fins comprise 90 per cent of their body.

VIDEO: This 'sassy sparkler' sea bug will dazzle you with its style

<p>South African chemical engineer Wendy Vesela has found ways of turning the spiky green and black caterpillars -- which are packed with protein and iron -- into flour that can be used in savoury biscuits, and sweet chocolate protein bars, cereals or smoothies. He wants to change the way edible caterpillars, popularly known as "mopane worms" are viewed and eaten.</p>

<p>For many people, particularly from western European backgrounds, the idea of eating insects is still riddled with fear and inhibition. But they can be a valuable source of nutrition and farming them is not detrimental to the environment. When steamed and sliced, mopane pieces can also be used as pizza toppings.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Vesela says she has found domestic and international customers for her organic products. &nbsp;Edible insects and worms may indeed be gaining popularity in Western cultures. But food anthropologist Anna Trapido insists that the trend should not be seen as just another dietary fad, a "kind of adventure tourism, where you get a badge" for eating them.</p>

<p>"Mopane needs to be treated with respect because they are part of people's emotional, spiritual, culinary genres," she said.</p>

<p>Also Read:<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/long-queues-missing-baggage-halted-travel-plans-aviation-chaos-in-uk-us-and-europe-494030">&nbsp;Long queues, missing baggage, halted travel plans: Aviation chaos in US and Europe</a></p>

<p>Vesela tried to woo reluctant customers with biscuits and protein bars at a recent food fair in Johannesburg's upmarket Sandton district, as reported by AFP.</p>

<p>"I won't eat a worm. I'm sorry, it's disgusting. But if you give it to me in the form of chocolate... it's really delicious," said Gail Odendaal, 38, walking away with a bag of protein bars.</p>

<p>Mopanes are environmentally friendly, too, requiring no extra water or land, as they breed and feed on mopane trees, which grow in hot and dry regions of southern Africa.&nbsp;</p>

<p>They are a better source of protein than many other foods on the market, said dietitian, Mpho Tshukudu.</p>

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South African chemical engineer Wendy Vesela has found ways of turning the spiky green and black caterpillars -- which are packed with protein and iron -- into flour that can be used in savoury biscuits, and sweet chocolate protein bars, cereals or smoothies.

South African chemical engineer Wendy Vesela has found ways of turning the spiky green and black caterpillars -- which are packed with protein and iron -- into flour that can be used in savoury biscuits, and sweet chocolate protein bars, cereals or smoothies. He wants to change the way edible caterpillars, popularly known as "mopane worms" are viewed and eaten. For many people, particularly from western European backgrounds, the idea of eating insects is still riddled with fear and inhibition. But they can be a valuable source of nutrition and farming them is not detrimental to the environment. When steamed and sliced, mopane pieces can also be used as pizza toppings. Vesela says she has found domestic and international customers for her organic products. Edible insects and worms may indeed be gaining popularity in Western cultures. But food anthropologist Anna Trapido insists that the trend should not be seen as just another dietary fad, a "kind of adventure tourism, where you get a badge" for eating them. "Mopane needs to be treated with respect because they are part of people's emotional, spiritual, culinary genres," she said. Also Read: Long queues, missing baggage, halted travel plans: Aviation chaos in US and Europe Vesela tried to woo reluctant customers with biscuits and protein bars at a recent food fair in Johannesburg's upmarket Sandton district, as reported by AFP. "I won't eat a worm. I'm sorry, it's disgusting. But if you give it to me in the form of chocolate... it's really delicious," said Gail Odendaal, 38, walking away with a bag of protein bars. Mopanes are environmentally friendly, too, requiring no extra water or land, as they breed and feed on mopane trees, which grow in hot and dry regions of southern Africa. They are a better source of protein than many other foods on the market, said dietitian, Mpho Tshukudu. (with inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Caterpillar to chocolate: South African chemical engineer turning insects into snacks

<p>Late last year, farmers in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand came across a species of caterpillar they hadn't seen before, a report from Dow Jones Newswires supplied to EFE on Sunday said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tucked deep in ears of corn, it seemed to be more voracious than the pests they usually encounter. In some instances, the creatures ate each other.</p>

<p>It was, entomologists confirmed, a very hungry caterpillar: the fall armyworm.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Originating in South and Central America, it has caused havoc there and up into Mexico, the United States and Canada for decades. The adult moths migrate as far north as Quebec in the summer months, laying eggs in maize, rice and other crops that provide food for the larvae when they hatch.</p>

<p>In 2016, it turned up in Nigeria for the first time. Some scientists suggest it was accidentally brought aboard a commercial flight. With few natural predators, it went on to infest maize crops across Africa. A few months ago, it appeared in Yemen, India and Bangladesh before moving to Sri Lanka and Myanmar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After the sighting in Thailand, authorities confirmed it had reached China, the world's second-largest producer of its favourite food, maize.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ecologists worry that the unexpected speed of the fall armyworm's advance, especially across Asia, is a foretaste of how other invasive species will spread as trade between developing countries grows, the Dow Jones report added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>South-south trade, as economists call it, has more than doubled its share of total world trade to nearly 25 per cent in the past quarter-century. China's Belt-and-Road Initiative, which Beijing casts as a 21st-century reboot of the old Silk Road trade routes, will provide further opportunities for species like the fall armyworm to jump ship or travel on planes to stake out new habitats.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It's increasing the risk of invasives like the fall armyworm being introduced, so we can expect more in the future," said Roger Day, an expert on the topic at the Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International in England.&nbsp;</p>

<p>An earlier example of an invasive species is the cassava mealybug, which caused such a problem in Africa when it appeared in shipments from South America that experts introduced a predatory wasp from Central America to keep its numbers down.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"That was rather ironic," Day notes. "We had to introduce a species to control another species."&nbsp;</p>

<p>Any invasive species establishes footholds more easily in climates similar to its own, which is why the fall armyworm has thrived in Africa and Southeast Asia. "It's easier than if they were moving from southern to northern latitudes," said Regan Early, a professor of conservation biology at the University of Exeter in England.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Global prices for corn are largely unaffected thanks to large harvests in Ukraine and southern Russia. But the US Department of Agriculture has warned that production in India is set to fall around 9.5 per cent this year, in part because of the caterpillar, while certain African countries hit hard by the pest are being forced to import maize to make up the shortfall.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Allan Hruska, a fall armyworm specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome, and other officials are trying to get word out to farmers and governments on how to best deal with the pest. The FAO has developed a smartphone app for farmers to report fall armyworm sightings as soon as they see them; it is available in 13 languages so far, and more than 4,000 people have registered.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The pest will be tough to get rid of, though. Pheromone traps could lure and contain adult male moths, preventing them from fathering new generations of fall armyworms. Introducing new predators could also help.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But the fall armyworm can switch to other foods such as rice or millet if corn isn't available, and it has shown a resistance to insecticides.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Then there is the cannibalism. Fall armyworms have learned to consume each other in order to keep their numbers down lest they attract predators.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The best farmers can do now is stop the problem worsening, and prepare for future invasions.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It's part of the landscape now," Day said.&nbsp;</p>


Late last year, farmers in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand came across a species of caterpillar they hadn't seen before, a report from Dow Jones Newswires supplied to EFE on Sunday said.

Late last year, farmers in Kanchanaburi in western Thailand came across a species of caterpillar they hadn't seen before, a report from Dow Jones Newswires supplied to EFE on Sunday said. Tucked deep in ears of corn, it seemed to be more voracious than the pests they usually encounter. In some instances, the creatures ate each other. It was, entomologists confirmed, a very hungry caterpillar: the fall armyworm. Originating in South and Central America, it has caused havoc there and up into Mexico, the United States and Canada for decades. The adult moths migrate as far north as Quebec in the summer months, laying eggs in maize, rice and other crops that provide food for the larvae when they hatch. In 2016, it turned up in Nigeria for the first time. Some scientists suggest it was accidentally brought aboard a commercial flight. With few natural predators, it went on to infest maize crops across Africa. A few months ago, it appeared in Yemen, India and Bangladesh before moving to Sri Lanka and Myanmar. After the sighting in Thailand, authorities confirmed it had reached China, the world's second-largest producer of its favourite food, maize. Ecologists worry that the unexpected speed of the fall armyworm's advance, especially across Asia, is a foretaste of how other invasive species will spread as trade between developing countries grows, the Dow Jones report added. South-south trade, as economists call it, has more than doubled its share of total world trade to nearly 25 per cent in the past quarter-century. China's Belt-and-Road Initiative, which Beijing casts as a 21st-century reboot of the old Silk Road trade routes, will provide further opportunities for species like the fall armyworm to jump ship or travel on planes to stake out new habitats. "It's increasing the risk of invasives like the fall armyworm being introduced, so we can expect more in the future," said Roger Day, an expert on the topic at the Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International in England. An earlier example of an invasive species is the cassava mealybug, which caused such a problem in Africa when it appeared in shipments from South America that experts introduced a predatory wasp from Central America to keep its numbers down. "That was rather ironic," Day notes. "We had to introduce a species to control another species." Any invasive species establishes footholds more easily in climates similar to its own, which is why the fall armyworm has thrived in Africa and Southeast Asia. "It's easier than if they were moving from southern to northern latitudes," said Regan Early, a professor of conservation biology at the University of Exeter in England. Global prices for corn are largely unaffected thanks to large harvests in Ukraine and southern Russia. But the US Department of Agriculture has warned that production in India is set to fall around 9.5 per cent this year, in part because of the caterpillar, while certain African countries hit hard by the pest are being forced to import maize to make up the shortfall. Allan Hruska, a fall armyworm specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome, and other officials are trying to get word out to farmers and governments on how to best deal with the pest. The FAO has developed a smartphone app for farmers to report fall armyworm sightings as soon as they see them; it is available in 13 languages so far, and more than 4,000 people have registered. The pest will be tough to get rid of, though. Pheromone traps could lure and contain adult male moths, preventing them from fathering new generations of fall armyworms. Introducing new predators could also help. But the fall armyworm can switch to other foods such as rice or millet if corn isn't available, and it has shown a resistance to insecticides. Then there is the cannibalism. Fall armyworms have learned to consume each other in order to keep their numbers down lest they attract predators. The best farmers can do now is stop the problem worsening, and prepare for future invasions. "It's part of the landscape now," Day said.

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