lugworm
Burrowing marine worm
A lugworm is a large marine worm that burrows in sandy beaches and tidal flats.
Anglers prize lugworms as bait for sea fishing.
The coiled casts of sand they leave on beaches mark their presence beneath the surface.
Also called lobworm.
Divided into sections
- polychaeteSegmented marine annelid
- annelidSegmented worm phylum member
- setaeStiff hairlike structures
- coelomMesoderm-lined internal space
invertebrate · burrow · tail · proboscis · gills · bloodworm · ragworm · tubeworm
Zone between high and low watermarks
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- beachSandy waterside margin
- shorelineLand-water boundary
tidal · foreshore · brackish · littoral · seashore · low tide · sand flat · coastal
Animal's dug dwelling
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- U-shapedCurved like horseshoes
- sandFine rock particles
- mudWet soil mixture
sediment · tunnel · excavation · depression · coil · substrate · subterranean · gallery
segmented
Divided into sections
- polychaeteSegmented marine annelid
- annelidSegmented worm phylum member
- setaeStiff hairlike structures
coelom · invertebrate · burrow · tail · proboscis · gills · bloodworm · ragworm · tubeworm · sandworm
intertidal
Zone between high and low watermarks
shoreline · tidal · foreshore · brackish · littoral · seashore · low tide · sand flat · coastal · rockpool
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
mud · sediment · tunnel · excavation · depression · coil · substrate · subterranean · gallery · blow hole
angling
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
tackle · line · wormery · lure · sinker · bobber · flounder · bass · flatfish · cod
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- bottom feederscatfish, loach, sturgeon, suckerfish, flounder
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper
- wormsearthworm, earthworms, nightcrawler, roundworms, flatworms
- estuary animalsmudskipper, fiddler crab, mud crab, oyster, barnacle
- mudflat lifemud, silt, sediment, clam, cockle