Snippet: Shipworms that eat rocks

Shipworms have long been a menace to humankind, sinking ships, undermining piers, and even eating their way through Dutch dikes in the mid-1700s. Now, researchers have found the first shipworm that eschews wood for a very different diet: rock. Read more: Read the research ($): Video credit: Marvin A. Altamia and Reuben Shipway About Science Snippets: These videos are short snippets from researchers’ work—often videos used as data in a study or to demonstrate results in a paper. For context or additional explanation, check paper links and credits.