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    HomeA ‘vibrant oasis’ of chemical-eating creatures found in the deep PacificClusters of tube worms extend red hemoglobin-filled tentacles with small

    Clusters of tube worms extend red hemoglobin-filled tentacles with small

    Clusters of tube worms called "frenulate siboglinids", extending red hemoglobin-filled tentacles with small mollusks on the tops of the tubes near the tentacles, are seen at a depth of 9,320 meters (30,500 feet) beneath the sea surface at a site called Wintersweet Valley in the northwest Pacific Ocean, in this undated image. Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS (IDSSE, CAS)/Handout via REUTERS
    An undated illustration shows the deepest chemosynthetic communities of organisms

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