These foot-long tubes washing up on the Texas coast are tough but flexible, built from secretions the worm hardens into a ...

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Tube worms are ancient creatures that can be found near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor. They don't mind the pressure or lack of sunlight, and they have no mouth or digestive tract. Bacteria that ...

When threatened, the marine parchment tube worm secretes a sticky slime that emits a unique long-lasting blue light. New research into how the worm creates and sustains this light suggests that the ...

Predators that tread on a colony of parchment tube worms may find themselves slimed. When threatened, these ocean creatures exude a sticky mucus that can glow blue for days (SN: 7/28/14). Making and ...

An expedition to explore the bottom of the sea has glimpsed tube worms living near hydrothermal vents, the first time the bizarre creatures have been seen in the Atlantic Ocean. Subscribe to read this ...

Oasisia tube worm at the top of the Matterhorn chimney. The white area is where tube worms are covered by bacterial mat in the area of most intense fluid flow from the top of the chimney. Disclaimer: ...

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Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience Hot pink tube worms living on scalding deep-sea hydrothermal vents actually like to keep things relatively cool, according ...