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Aigtbootbp

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When doing a night dive in Cozumel last Sept. we had these worm looking things come straight for our lights. They "swam" in a spiral motion, looked like a corkscrew was coming at us. As long as we had lights on they went straight for them. We shut them off and swam for a short distance, when were turned them back on the worms were gone.
So, what the heck were these things?
Oh, they looked just like big earthworms.
 
I encountered a swarm of bristleworms one night that acted and looked similar to what you describe. I assume it was some kind of mating aggregation by the way they seemed to clump together. As I was in a shorty wetsuit and bristleworms can leave a stinging sensation, I stayed well clear, especially as they swam at my lights.
 
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