Palolo (Palolo viridis), an edible annelid, allied to the Lug-worm, extremely abundant at certain seasons in the sea above and near the coral-reefs which surround many of the Polynesian Islands. The body is cylindrical, slightly tapering at both ends, divided into nearly equal joints, each joint with a small tuft of gills on each side. In thickness the palolo resembles a very fine straw; in length it varies from 9 to 18 inches. These annelids make their appearance in great multitudes, apparently rising out of the coral-reefs, and with a periodical regularity which is very remarkable. They are eagerly sought after by the islanders, who are on the watch for their appearance, and go out in canoes before sunrise to take them by means of nets; but they often occur in such city of northern Syria, situated in an oasis on the northern edge of the Arabian desert, about 150 miles NE. of Damascus and nearly midway between that city and the Euphrates. The Semitic name was Tadmor, Palmyra (= 'city of palms') being the Greek and Latin equivalent. According to the old tradition, it was founded by Solomon. There is stronger probability that it was an numbers that the water seems to be full of them, and they may be grasped by handfuls. After sunrise the creatures break into pieces and the shoals are not seen till the next period, which seems to have a definite relation to the lunar time; the two stated periods being in October and again in November.