Host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to discover a white worm as tall as your refrigerator that breathes through bright red feathery “lips.” This isn’t a creature from outer space. Meet Riftia, a tube worm that lives in deep-sea vents, and learn the surprising lessons this denizen of the abyss is teaching scientists about life on Earth. Photo credit: Vicki Ferrini, Marvin Lilley Podcast transcriptread moreDuration: 4:14Published: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:18:27 +0000
Riftia and Bathymodiolus. Investigator Hans Schouter"Riftia sp. tube worms and Bathymodiolus sp. mussels make their home at a hydrothermal vent over 2500 meters deep on the East Pacific Rise during February 2004." Image was taken on Tue Feb 3 20:24:25 2004 at a depth of -2513. Original image was found through the Marine Geoscience Data System at http://media.marine-geo.org/image/tubeworms-and-mussels-epr-2004.
Riftia Pachyptila and Bathymodiolus thermophilus as investigated by Vicki Ferrini and Marvin Lilley Riftia pachyptila (tubeworms) found near hydrothermal vents in water at depths over 2.5 km in the Pacific Ocean were photographed by Vicki Ferrini and Marvin Lilley. The original source of the image can be found at <http://media.marine-geo.org/image/tube-worms-riftia-pachyptila-near-hydrothermal-vents-epr-2004>.
