Christmas tree worms growing on coral (@ Reinhard Dirscherl/Corbis)

Christmas tree worms growing on coral (@ Reinhard Dirscherl/Corbis)

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• Would you decorate your Christmas tree with a bunch of these?""“Just hang another Spirobranchus giganteus over there dear”
• These tinsel-like spirals put on such a dazzling display it\s almost insulting to call them worms.""See more of these seasonal sea-creatures
• You won\t find presents under the “boughs” of these trees.""But what on Earth are they rooted to?
• This coral is strewn with enough colour to make it seem like the season to be jolly all year round.""Is it too early to say “happy Christmas”?