“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 ...

A SPARKLY deep-sea worm has stunned researchers with its rainbow-like bristles in a 3,000ft ocean trench off the coast of Chile. The bristle worm, known as a polychaete, was caught on camera ...

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.

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Deep sea ...

A robotic explorer filmed the deep-sea worm as part of Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition of the Chile Margin Schmidt Ocean Institute/Instagram A polychaete deep-sea worm filmed by the Schmidt ...

It's thought the sea worms dominated the oceans more than 500 million years ago. Growing to around 30cm in length, the Timorebestia had a distinct head with long antennae and massive jaw ...

"To describe this polychaete, one simply must use jazz hands — it is the only way to capture this deep-sea worm's dazzle," the Schmidt Ocean Institute captioned the worm clip. "Each body segment ...