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Hydrothermal vents, driven by volcanism along tectonic plate boundaries, are short-lived openings in the seafloor that spew super-heated, chemical-rich fluids into the ocean. Often composed of dramatic chimney spires, hydrothermal vents are important habitat in the deep ocean, supporting chemosynthetic communities that can include shrimp, tubeworms, crabs, fish, and more. https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/exploration-extras/24-national-ocean-month/welcome.html#chemosynthetic | NOAA Ocean Explo
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Sometimes called Volcano Snails, or even the Sea Pangolin, the Scaly-Foot Snail lives at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, wears iron-reinforced scales, and survives by hosting bacteria inside its body that turn toxic chemicals into food. 💅 Also, unfortunately, the same metal-rich vents that make this snail possible are now being considered for deep-sea mining, which would destroy both the snails and the entire ecosystem along. Nature is incredible. Humans are…complicated. ✨ #wildlife #biology #anim
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