Under a microscope, a deep-sea worm?s tentacles—used for feeding—look like cooked spaghetti. WHOI scientists found this worm, called a terebellid, living at hydrothermal vents on the Galápagos Rift off Ecuador. The researchers conducted experiments to learn why the larvae of deep-sea animals settle in certain places on the seafloor. (Photo by Stace Beaulieu, WHOI
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