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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

Prehistoric worm found in UK ‘shoved its throat out to catch prey’

Richie Howard/Luke Parry/National History Museum/PA Wire

An ancient worm unearthed in the UK was a carnivorous predator that shoved its throat out to catch and eat prey, according to scientists.

The creature, named Radnorscolex latus, was found at a disused Victorian quarry site in the village of Leintwardine near the Welsh border in Herefordshire.

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