Bone-Munching Zombie Worms Found in Whale Fossil

Canals made by worms from the genus Osedax have been found in a 3-million-year old whale bone from the Mediterranean sea off Italy.
Bone-Munching Zombie Worms Found in Whale Fossil
3D CT scan of a bone-eating 'zombie' worm from the genus Osedax, showing the canals it makes into the bone. Natural History Museum
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/zombiewormmain_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/zombiewormmain_medium.jpg" alt="3D CT scan of a bone-eating 'zombie' worm from the genus Osedax, showing the canals it makes into the bone. (Natural History Museum)" title="3D CT scan of a bone-eating 'zombie' worm from the genus Osedax, showing the canals it makes into the bone. (Natural History Museum)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-134694"/></a>
3D CT scan of a bone-eating 'zombie' worm from the genus Osedax, showing the canals it makes into the bone. (Natural History Museum)
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