Sea Worms!

Toredo worm

In my place we beached the boat every month, wooden boats without anti fouling is possible if they are built from Chengal or Resak timber. The gum /resin in the wood is poisonous. I have seen Ulin iron wood bored by these creature! Ulin wood is too heavy, in Indonesia normally Ulin was used for the one piece long keel. I used Keruing timber oil to oil the wood for my wooden sampan.It kill those Toredo/ 'berangas' borer.

 

Are you guys talking about flat-worms?

Link:
http://www.seasky.org/reeflife/sea2c.html

 

Hi George,

Actually we are talking about bivalves (molluscs) that have for a very long time been mistakenly referred to as "worms" ... for obvious reasons when you look at the general shape of these creatures:

This quote comes from the following link which tells more about these critters, the best known variety of which are known as "Teredo":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipworm

 

I had a friend who carelesly walked on the beach with bare feet. I have done that myself all my life.
Any way apparantly he got a worm between the toes and this thing got under his skin and the little ******* worked its way all under the skin of his foot.

Seemingly aware of attempts to catch it, it would move about. OOOh

 

Oh, I see now. I tried several other Wiki postings and was confused - thanks kengrome.

Frosty, you are making me squirm.

 

I didn't think RI (Rhode Island) was tropical- I've been there and it gets pretty damned cold