Figure 27-5: R I V U X G
Extremophiles Can Take the Heat (a) These microscopic thermophiles (heat-loving organisms) live in water that is between 80°C and 100°C (85°F–140°F). (b) Tube worms (light-green tubes) with hemoglobin-rich red plumes. They reside around black smokers—vents in the ocean bottom that are in the same temperature range as the hot springs shown in (a). These vents are more than 3 km (2 mi) under water.
Extremophiles Can Take the Heat (a) These microscopic thermophiles (heat-loving organisms) live in water that is between 80°C and 100°C (85°F–140°F). (b) Tube worms (light-green tubes) with hemoglobin-rich red plumes. They reside around black smokers—vents in the ocean bottom that are in the same temperature range as the hot springs shown in (a). These vents are more than 3 km (2 mi) under water.
(a: Jim Peaco; July 2001 Yellowstone National Park image by NPS Photo; inset: NASA; b: Verena Tunnicliffe, University of Victoria, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Department of Biology)