Acum, misterul a fost risipit. Biologii au înţeles cu reuşeşte viermele Osedax – o creatură care nici mîăcar nu are gură – să mănânce până şi oasele unei balene, cadavrele balenelor fiind principala lor hrană.
Cercetatorii de la Universitatea din San Diego au aflat ca viermele Osedax, care trăieşte în Oceanul Atlantic şi în estul şi vestul Pacificului, are o enzimă care secretă un acid extrem de puternic, în stare să dizolve oasele. Acestea sunt transformate astfel în grăsimi şi ulei şi devin digerabile pentru micul şi ciudatul vierme.
Încă o ciudăţenie se mai leagă de aceste creaturi: doar femelele Osedax sunt înarmate cu această „armă letală”.
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