The sea worm is thought to have arrived as a stowaway around ten years ago in a rock, and buried itself in the floor of the tank
Telegraph
The creepy Bobbit Worm - usually found at in the ocean at depths up to 150ft - was discovered preying on fish in the 200 gallon tank.
Staff at Maidenhead Aquatics in Woking, Surrey, had noticed many of its fish going missing.
But they only found the culprit when they emptied a massive leaky tank - and found the Bobbit Worm.
The sea worm is thought to have arrived as a stowaway around ten years ago in a rock, and buried itself in the floor of the tank.
Store manager John Penny said: "The worm was found when we were breaking down our big display, because it was leaking.
"The worm was three-and-a-half feet long, we really struggled to get the rock out of there, because it was so heavy. It was so creepy.
"It split into three sections. The tail end died within a few days. The other two sections are still alive.
"They are from tropical waters and do have very large pincers that can nip, especially if you touch them."
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