Fireworm

• Common Name: Bearded Fireworm
• Scientific Name: Hermodice carunculata
• Adaptations: Bristles that inject a powerful neurotoxin are used to protect the creature from being eaten or attacked.
• Habitat: The Fireworm is usually found on reefs or under stones in rocky areas of the sea, and on some mud bottoms.  It is encountered throughout the tropical western Atlantic and at Ascension Island in mid-atlantic.
• They are not endangered or threatened.
• They are usually about 4 inches long.  Their stings can lead to nausea or dizziness.
• I chose this organism because I like it's name and the way that it looks, so I thought that I should learn some more about it.