That goo holds small toxic proteins, now dubbed nemertides, that are also found in 16 other bootlace worm species, Göransson and colleagues write March 22 in Scientific Reports. (sciencenews.org)
Two tone leather riding boots with bootlaces. (kelkoo.co.uk)
Unlike earthworms, the 1,300 or so species of bootlace, or ribbon, worms have no segments. (sciencenews.org)