This creature…
lives right next to
underwater volcanoes.
In heat that would kill
almost anything else.
It’s called the Pompeii worm.
Found on deep-sea
hydrothermal vents…
where superheated water
blasts out of the Earth.
Its tail sits in extreme heat.
While its head stays
in cooler water.
A perfect balance.
Too hot in one place.
Too cold in another.
And it survives
right in between.
But here’s the strangest part.
Its body is covered
in bacteria.
A thick, fuzzy layer.
These bacteria