THE WORMS (i7 



The Opal-Worm, ( LiinibricoHereia opaliiut, Fig. 34 J, is abund 

 ant ill muddy beaches from New Jersey nortliward. The body 

 ringed, and each ring bears a pair of bristled feet. It is about 



IS 



Fig-. 37: J:EJ) thread WOEM. Long Island Soiiiid. 



eighteen inches long and one-eighth of an inch wide in the 

 middle, the ends gradually tapering. The head is simple and 

 pointed, without feelers. The worm is of a rich bronze color 

 with a brilliant play of opalescent colors over its surface. 



Tlie Red Tliread, (Luniliriconcreis tenuis. Fig. 37 J. A shovel 



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Fig. jS: FUDR-.JAWED WORM. Erom Life. Long Island Sound. 



thrust into almost any of our muddy beaches will show that the 

 mud is infested with slender, thread-like worms of deep dull-red 



