Some Like It Hot: Explore The Wild World of Hydrothermal Vents with a Deep-Sea Biologist! |

One of the most extreme places on Earth, deep-sea hydrothermal vents are like underwater volcanoes, reaching scalding temperatures of over 700° Fahrenheit. As we prepare for our 2022 exhibit, "Into the Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean," we asked MBARI deep-sea biologist Shannon Johnson to tell us about some of the amazing deep-sea creatures able to live in these unique environments. Featured in this video: Colonies of giant tubeworms, Riftia pachyptila, have a symbiotic relationship with chemosynthetic microbes that convert methane and sulfides from the water into energy for the worms. Bizzare-looking zoarcid vent fish, Thermarces cerberus, live among the tubeworms, feeding on parasites off their tubes. Small Pompeii worms, Alvinella pompejana—the most heat-tolerant animals on the planet—extract minerals out of the scalding vent fluid. Check out more of MBARI's videos:    / mbarivideo   For more than three decades, MBARI researchers have been exploring the deep ocean with remotely operated vehicles, discovering fascinating ways that life in the deep sea has evolved to thrive in the dark, cold habitat. The ocean is a mysterious, incredible world full of things yet unseen. More info: www.mbari.org ____ Whale hello there! We hope you liked this video. Subscribe to our channel for more from the Monterey Bay and our mission to inspire conservation of the ocean: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... We're on Twitter:   / montereyaq   And Facebook:   / montereybayaquarium   And Instagram!   / montereybayaquarium   And Tumblr! https://www.tumblr.com/blog/montereyb... And Twitch!   / montereyaq   TikTok now too whaaaat:   / montereyaq