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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
Giant tube worms have no mouth, no gut, no anus. Bacteria living inside them convert vent chemicals directly into food.
Who eats who
Apex predators on top. Energy flows down.
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