Bomber worm 05.10.22 The midnight zone is a world of total darkness where predators lurk in the shadows ready to pounce on prey. The small bomber worm (Swima spp.) swims in the waters a few meters above the seafloor. A wriggling worm is exposed out in the open, but it has a secret weapon to avoid becoming a meal for a hungry predator.
Pompeii worm 05.10.22 The Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana) makes its home on deep-sea hydrothermal vents, where superheated water belches from the Earth’s crust.