tube worm
noun
: a worm that lives in a tube (as one composed of sand grains or calcium carbonate) : such as
a
: any of various polychaetes or oligochaetes
b(1)
(2)
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The giant tube worm, or Riftia pachyptila, thrives in the shadow of oceanic volcanoes—anchored to hydrothermal vents along mid-ocean ridges.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
But for the giant tube worm, home is where the heat is.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Ocean secrets The arms of an underwater robot helped uncover communities of giant tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves beneath warm vents in the Pacific Ocean.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Overturning small portions of Earth’s crust revealed tiny tube worm larvae as well as some tube worms that reached 1.6 feet (0.5 meter) long.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that draw clusters of animal life, such as tube worms.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Particularly impressive are the Animal Flower Cave, home to dramatic rock pools with sea anemones and tube worms, and the cliffside restaurant with local fare and great views.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
Hundreds of life forms, including microbes, mussels and tube worms, colonized these structures, thriving near zones of intense pressure and temperatures as hot as 248 degrees Fahrenheit (120 Celsius).
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
Such tube worm colonies have been documented in the Gulf of Mexico on the steel luxury yacht Anona.
—Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
But for the giant tube worm, home is where the heat is.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Ocean secrets The arms of an underwater robot helped uncover communities of giant tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves beneath warm vents in the Pacific Ocean.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Overturning small portions of Earth’s crust revealed tiny tube worm larvae as well as some tube worms that reached 1.6 feet (0.5 meter) long.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that draw clusters of animal life, such as tube worms.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Particularly impressive are the Animal Flower Cave, home to dramatic rock pools with sea anemones and tube worms, and the cliffside restaurant with local fare and great views.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
Hundreds of life forms, including microbes, mussels and tube worms, colonized these structures, thriving near zones of intense pressure and temperatures as hot as 248 degrees Fahrenheit (120 Celsius).
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
Such tube worm colonies have been documented in the Gulf of Mexico on the steel luxury yacht Anona.
—Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
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