Watch superstretchy bloodworms turn themselves inside out
Watch superstretchy bloodworms turn themselves inside out
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Eversion is widespread across the animal kingdom. Snails evert chemo-sensing tentacles from their heads. To ward off predators, the angled sunbeam caterpillar everts toxic appendages shaped like nunchucks. And on occasion, sharks and frogs literally spill their guts, everting their stomachs through their mouths if they eat something noxious.