- 4 March 2014 7. What are the little black worms that get into houses at this time of year? They are about 5 to 8 cms long and usually come in at night. They crawl around for a while (sometimes up the wall) and then die. If disturbed, they curl into a tight spiral.
These are: Major regions of coral reef development. (1) The Indo-Pacific-Includes most of the Indian Ocean (excluding the Red Sea), and the western Pacific. (2) The Wider Caribbean (tropical western Atlantic) - Includes Florida, The Bahamas, Caribbean Sea proper, and coastal waters off northeastern S. America.
There are extensive coral reefs in the waters of the United States and its territories, covering more than 4 million acres of the sea fl oor in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and the Pacifi c Ocean. More than 60% of the Nation s coral reefs are found in the extended Hawaiian Island chain.