20 hours ago · Pinpoint 648 opens with trenches, giant tube worms, hydrothermal vents, shipwrecks, and a famous movie jewel, using clever misdirection before a satisfying reveal.

Riftia pachyptila is a marine invertebrate in the phylum of segmented worms, Annelida, [1] which include the other "polychaete" tube worms commonly found in shallow water marine environments and coral …

Inside the tube, the worm's body is colorless, and holds a large sack called a trophosome (along with its other organs). This sack contains billions of symbiotic bacteria that make food for the worm.

The world’s heaviest worms thrive in an extreme environment. Towering colonies of giant tubeworms (Riftia pachyptila) grow where hot, mineral-laden water flows out of the deep seafloor.

Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean used a submersible to find tubeworms and mollusks flourishing at over 31,000 feet (9.5 kilometers) …

Oct 16, 2024 · A deep-sea expedition made the surprising discovery of a previously unknown ecosystem in which animals such as giant tube worms thrive beneath hydrothermal vents.

Nov 14, 2025 · The giant tube worm, Riftia pachyptila, is a striking biological discovery of the deep ocean, growing in dense colonies around volcanic vents miles beneath the surface. These organisms …

Riftia pachyptila, commonly known as the giant tube worm, thrives in one of Earth’s most extreme environments—hydrothermal vents. These organisms are adapted to survive where sunlight cannot …

3 days ago · Unique Fauna of Vent Communities: Organisms like giant tube worms, mussels, shrimp, and crabs have evolved symbiotic relationships with chemosynthetic bacteria or feed directly on …

Giant Tube Worms get their nutrients from hydrothermal vents. Hydrothermal vents are formed from seawater passing through extremely hot volcanic rocks. They release heavy metals that are toxic to …