Friday, August 04, 2006

Teredo worms

wcbstv.com - Small Invasion Found On Tappan Zee Bridge

Small Invasion Found On Tappan Zee Bridge (CBS/AP) TARRYTOWN, N.Y. If they ever build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, they might want to make it wormproof. The state Thruway Authority said Friday that evidence of two tiny shipworms -- underwater mollusks that chew up wood -- was found in tests conducted near the bridge that spans the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties.

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