Giant Tubeworms (Polychaetes)

After class on Friday I was talking to one of your fellow classmates about these giant tubeworms that are located close the Galapagos Islands near volcanos and hydrothermal vents. Their environment seems truly inhospitable. "These worms live in pitch-black ocean depths in water laced with acid and toxic gas—harsh conditions that may resemble those in which life first evolved. Scientists want to decode the tubeworms' survival skills." Here's an articles from natgeo that gives a little more information.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1028_021028_TVtubeworm.html

Here's a link to video of this creature:

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/level-1/creature/tube3.mov