What Adaptations does the Pompeii Worm have?

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What Adaptations does the Pompeii Worm have?

Answer 1

Great question, Alyssa, but the answer is still a mystery. Scientists have been studying the worm since its discovery in 1998 by Dr. Craig Cary and his colleagues. They have come to realize that the worm has a broad temperature gradient along its body, but they are still not sure how it can survive the nearly boiling water. Extreme 2003 may get them one step closer to figuring that out!