Given that hydrothermal vents—geysers on the deep ocean floor emitting mineral compounds that support ... November 7, 2003). The so-far unnamed snail lives a sedentary life at the base of the black ...

Yet amazing communities of life exist at hydrothermal vents and the so-called "black ... Some creatures, such as the mollusks known as gastropod snails, feast on the bacteria directly; others ...

Giant tubeworms, which are known as the world's heftiest worms and can grow to several feet long, are living with snails and other ... meet and there are hydrothermal vents, which are like hot ...