Every year on or just after the full moon in February and March in the coastal waters of Indonesian and Timor Leste, sea worms (palolo) rise from the coralline rock during the night, swim to the surface toward the moon light to spawn. Often the event is celebrated by coastal villagers, the worms are captured by net (males are green coloured and females are red), and eaten alive, or after ...more ↓
Every year on or just after the full moon in February and March in the coastal waters of Indonesian and Timor Leste, sea worms (palolo) rise from the coralline rock during the night, swim to the surface toward the moon light to spawn. Often the event is celebrated by coastal villagers, the worms are captured by net (males are green coloured and females are red), and eaten alive, or after being cooked. This project seeks to record observations on the timing of this event (usually occurs over 1-3 nights each year) and the animals involved (pictures would be nice). In addition to the palolo there are likely to be different species of another family (Nereididae) of sea worms as well, but these are usually not as common.
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