Butt shot at CJ

This was the shot-of-the-day for me yesterday.

Being the Worm Twitcher that I am, it was a lifer. I've only seen an Acorn worm's butt twice in all my life. Ooo, isn't it just the cutest butt ever ...

For those who care, Acorn worms are in Phylum Hemichordata, Class Enteropneusta. They are NOT run-of-the-mill low-life Annelida (bristleworms and such) or Nematoda (that infest your tummy). The Hemichordates have intriguing relationships with Phylum Echinodermata (sea stars et al) and Phylum Chordata (that's us! and birds and whales and elephants).

There are only 70 or so known living species of Acorn worms. They are rarely seen above ground and tend to disintegrate when dug up. They can be quite long. Extrapolating from the extensive coils of poo they produce, they must be mind-bogglingly long!

... like most girls, I tend to be easily impressed by length.