I don`t know what this thing is but it lives in a tube with a hinged top.It secretes what is apparently mucus to form a web almost as a spider would do.When a piece of food gets caught it reels the web in till it can reach the tidbit.It`s bothering a Xenia on the same rock but I hate to do anything till I know what the critter is.
weird thing casts web to catch food
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fishfanatic2
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There is a species of feather duster that does that.
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Web, not "strings"? If it could qualify as strings, I will venture Terebellid worms. They eat detritus, and they're a good thing. Doh! I just fully Martha'd on ya...LOULE!!
Sounds to me like Vermetid snails. Heres images of some. They are exactly like you described, with lots of mucus strands projected to capture food around it.
http://www.aquarium.net/0897/0897_8.shtml
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