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Delicate beauty

Delicate beauty
by Ysabela Coll


Feather duster worms are sensitive to movement, and if disturbed, quickly retract their characteristic feather-like gill tuft, retreating into the protective tubes where they live. Ysabela approached them gently, allowing her to better appreciate the delicate beauty of nature and the magical underwater realm.