Ask which animal on Earth is the longest, and most people reach for the blue whale. Yet a strong contender is a thin, slimy marine ribbon that most beachgoers would never look at twice. The bootlace ...
The bootlace worm can stretch out longer than an Olympic swimming pool, but usually measures 15 metres.Illustration: Petra Korlević/The Guardian It’s the shuddery stuff of nightmares for some, but for ...
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