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Bearded fireworm stalks Italian shallows as Mediterranean warms / 364Y23J
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Opportunistic and centipede-like, the bearded fireworm is causing more and more problems for Italian fishermen and holidaymakers alike. Because of climate change and the Mediterranean's increasingly warmer waters, the wriggling predator lingers there for much longer -- and in greater numbers -- devouring more of their catch and scaring tourists. "They used to eat 30 percent of the catch before," explains fisherman Alfonso Barone. "Now they eat 70 percent of it." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES