Giant tube worm spawn at deep-sea hydrothermal vent
How do giant red-tipped #tubeworms at #hydrothermal #vents get from place to place in the #deepsea? And how do their larvae (captured here on video by #ROVJason) survive the trip in the cold, dark #ocean?
At active vents, the mixing of hot vent fluid and seawater create a sort of “larval superhighway” that helps vent animals colonize new areas. Learn more about how vent animals survive–and thrive–in #extreme #environments at https://go.whoi.edu/life-at-vents-seeps
Video courtesy of Dan Fornari and Anna Michel © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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