• Question: Are naval Shipworms only found in seas? Are any species found on land where wood is more common?

    Asked by ia10 to Naval Shipworm, Common starfish, Baltic clam on 13 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Naval Shipworm

      Naval Shipworm answered on 13 Nov 2017:


      Hi! Naval shipworms can be found on the boundary of land and water, like the seashore. When wood gets into the water, it gets eaten! But because they need water to breathe and reproduce, they are stuck in the sea – other animals (and lots of fungi) eat wood on land!

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