“To describe this polychaete [a type of segmented marine worm], one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm’s dazzle!” they wrote. Accompanying ...

The collected images have provided a wealth of knowledge to the research team. Researchers stunned after accidentally ...

The animal is a polychaete - a class of marine worms, more widely known as bristle worms. 'To describe this polychaete, one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep ...

The animal is a polychaete - a class of marine worms, more widely known as bristle worms. 'To describe this polychaete, one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep ...

The long-lost worm is Haplosyllis anthogorgicola, a species of bristle worm, or polychaete. It typically measures no more than 0.24 inches (6 millimeters), and it burrows inside branching ...

Then, on a recent expedition, they spotted a dazzling creature. “To describe this polychaete, one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm’s dazzle!” ...

The bristle worm, known as a polychaete, was caught on camera inside the Chile Margin, a trench that extends the entire length of South America. The "shimmering deep-see worm" was found during the ...

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.