Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life. Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
The planet’s deep-sea worms survive and thrive in some pretty inhospitable places. Some are bioluminescent, glowing in regions too deep for the sun’s powerful rays to shine. Other sea worms can live surrounded by methane, one of the Earth’s most potent greenhouse gasses. Now, scientists have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm. It was found about 30 miles off of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast in an underwater methane seep.
Erik Cordes, Temple U./NSF/HOV Alvin/2018 © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. These deep-sea dwellers have a hidden set of robust, pincer-shaped jaws that they can thrust outwards for feeding. While marine biologists are still not sure what they eat, they speculate that Pectinereis strickrotti may leisurely feast on bacteria and other worms. The worms also looked red in color when lights were shone on it, likely due to its blood. Pectinereis strickrotti live in methane seeps.
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