Giant Tube Worms

Description

• They can grow up to 8 feet.
• The red plume is red because it is filled with blood.
• The diameter of the tube is about 1.6 inches.

Habitat

• The vents shoot out toxic gas.
• They live about 1 mile deep in the ocean.

Food

• They do not have a mouth or gut.
• The energy they produce is actually sugar.

Life cycle

• To make babies they release eggs into the water.
• Once they are born they cling on to a rock to live on.
• A tube worm can grow 5 feet in just 2 years.

Fun Facts

• Scientists found tube worms so close to a hot underwater vent they called it the tube worm barbecue.
• Scientists know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean.