This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

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Spirobranchus giganteus, best known as the Christmas tree worm. But it is called that not because it eats Christmas trees, but because of its similarity to the New Year's tree.

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This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

1. Spirobranchus giganteus live in the ocean. The worm has a spiral shape that makes it look like a tiny Christmas tree.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

2. Feathers forming a spiral are used to grip tiny phytoplankton.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

3. They are also used for breathing.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

4. Spirobranchus giganteus grows no more than 4 cm. They can be of different colors, orange, blue, white, yellow.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

5. The worm - the Christmas tree is inactive and almost always sits in one place.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

6. They usually find a good spot on the surface of the coral and attach firmly to it.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

7. Sometimes they can live on one coral for a lifetime.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

8. But sometimes they change their place of residence.

This sea creature looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

9. At the slightest danger, Spirobranchus giganteus instantly hides, pulling in.

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