Marine Worm Under An Electron Microscope Is Absolutely Terrifying (PHOTO)

This worm just won't die.

It's unclear from the original posting whether or not this is the same hydrothermal worm that went insanely viral last month, but it definitely appears to be just as vicious (unlike the "squishier" worm image that once surfaced).

This view is again terrifying, even beyond the razor-sharp teeth. Are those tiny curly devil horns on its head?!

The image, also captured by Philippe Crassous and submitted to FEI, was taken with a magnification of 58x, at a width of two millimeters, according to the posting on Flickr.

This is really creepy, and leads us to dub this marine creature with an official "scary" status.

Can't get enough magnified images? Check out this one of mosquito eyes, or these award-winning electron microscope images.

The Image (FEI via Philippe Crassous):

Comments

[CarolinaDem]

09:40 PM on 08/12/2011

Reality tops imagination yet again.

[HarlemFreeThought]

06:20 PM on 08/12/2011

Shame, Tea-bagging home school students miss this marvel of science.

[Max Shaw]

01:01 PM on 08/12/2011

Frank Herbert will be all over this.

[Fred Taylor]

08:59 AM on 08/12/2011

The resemblance is uncanny.

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[Amy Fleischer]

05:25 PM on 08/14/2011

Best. Comment. Ever.

XD

[Helloise]

07:40 PM on 08/14/2011

That gets an f&f, for research.

[Fred Taylor]

08:50 AM on 08/12/2011

It's sad that I can't even get my two kids to stand still long enough to snap a picture.

[hypnoblonde]

12:34 PM on 08/11/2011

the photo is interesting but the article doesn't say anything about where this critter resides and how it may impact anything..

[Debbie338]

01:06 PM on 08/11/2011

The original posting says it is a hydrothermal worm, a microscopic creature that resides at the deep thermal vents in the Pacific, and eats bacteria. Cool, huh?

[O Dannyboy]

02:09 PM on 08/11/2011

The image of the mouth parts says a great deal to me about how it may impact something.

[TWeissMA]

10:44 AM on 08/11/2011

Official portrait of the next President of the United States of America.

[blurredmolly]

09:51 AM on 08/11/2011

looks like he wants a cracker.

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

09:37 AM on 08/11/2011

It's the sand worm from 'Dune!'

The spice must flow!

[Max Shaw]

01:01 PM on 08/12/2011

Damn! I just made a Frank Herbert comment THEN I scrolled down, lol. Kudos! :)

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

08:37 PM on 08/12/2011

To be honest, I got a little help from my friend, Bene Gesserit. 8-)

[knotsonorml]

08:49 AM on 08/11/2011

Wow! And I thought this was the OTHER picture of Michele Bachmann that Newsweek was considering for the cover.........

[eric14]

07:11 AM on 08/11/2011

I heard the other day that the human body has more non-human than human cells in it. I was surprised.

[Cody Lambrecht]

02:50 AM on 08/11/2011

Reminds me of the Grabboid creatures from the movie series Tremors.

[nohopepope2187]

05:03 AM on 08/11/2011

I was going to post that!

[Dawnie Q]

09:47 PM on 08/10/2011

stop trying to make me even more scared of the ocean. i would rather not know what i cannot see. the last time i went, I got little sea worms all over me. GROSS. love swimming in the waves but the critters are starting to psych me out.

[Joe3245]

12:32 AM on 08/11/2011

Oh but you can see these fellas, they are a little thicker than paperclips.

[rwaller]

09:26 PM on 08/10/2011

It is what appears when Bachman's mask is removed.

[ColinStevens]

08:47 PM on 08/10/2011

One of Newsweek's outtakes from the Bachmann photo session? Oh - oh, it's a worm. Got it. So...it IS one of Newsweek's outtakes from the Bacchmann photo session?