What
indestructible creature should I tell you about today, how about the
Pompeii Worm............
They
live at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, where super-heated water
churns out from underneath the seabed at temperatures of 100°c
(212°f) that is bloody hot indeed.
This
worm is pink and wriggly wit h greyish fur made of bacteria and red
gills, the worm oozes out a slimy substances for the bacteria to
feed on and in return they shield it from the hot water.
They
disappear into their tubes to hide from predators but some of them
still get eaten by hungry hunters, such as vent octopuses or eelpout
fish.
Each
worm builds a thin papery tube to live in, stuck to the side of a
vent or opening where the hot water comes out. The worm sits in the
tube, with its tail near the hot vent and its head sticking out into
the cooler water, so it can catch food and breathe in oxygen with its
feathery gills.
Never heard of this - love it's color - but YUCK!
ReplyDeleteYeah kinda yuck
DeleteGosh, never heard of it Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteNow you do but bet you could live without knowing about it
DeleteOh! I think I saw them on a nature show. I was shocked at how many creatures lived near those super hot vents at the bottom of the ocean in the dark!
ReplyDeleteMe too, Leo thought it was creepy looking
DeleteEwww! Gives me the heebie-jeebies, but really. . .. how cool! God has truly created some amazing creatures!
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