{"id":8858,"date":"2019-12-11T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hookpeninsula.com\/?p=8858"},"modified":"2019-11-07T11:12:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T11:12:53","slug":"honeycomb-worm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hookpeninsula.com\/coastal-life-blog\/honeycomb-worm","title":{"rendered":"Honeycomb Worm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div id=\"ult-carousel-453918637662d81013ae78\" class=\"ult-carousel-wrapper   ult_horizontal\" data-gutter=\"15\" data-rtl=\"false\" ><div class=\"ult-carousel-3222323099662d81013adb3 \" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;8861&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; lazy_loading=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8860&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; lazy_loading=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8870&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;]<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n\t\t\t\t\tif( typeof jQuery('.ult-carousel-3222323099662d81013adb3').slick == \"function\"){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('.ult-carousel-3222323099662d81013adb3').slick({dots: true,autoplay: true,autoplaySpeed: \"5000\",speed: \"300\",infinite: true,arrows: false,slidesToScroll:1,slidesToShow:1,swipe: true,draggable: true,touchMove: true,pauseOnHover: true,pauseOnFocus: false,responsive: [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 1026,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1,  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 1025,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  breakpoint: 760,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  settings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToShow: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tslidesToScroll: 1\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t],pauseOnDotsHover: true,customPaging: function(slider, i) {\n                   return '<i type=\"button\" style= \"color:#dd9933;\" class=\"ultsl-record\" data-role=\"none\"><\/i>';\n                },});\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Honeycomb Worm (<i><b>Sabellaria alveolata)\u00a0<\/b><\/i>builds reefs out of coarse sand or ground shells that have been cemented together. 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