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Mid-ocean ridges
Hydrothermal Vents
Life without sun. Tube worms, white crabs, and 400 °C chimneys on the seafloor.
Species
600
Plant species
0
Endangered
35%
Pressure
Deep-sea mining licences expanding into vent fields
Surprise of the day
Pompeii worms live at 80 °C, the hottest temperature any complex animal is known to tolerate.
Who eats who
Apex predators on top. Energy flows down.
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