13 inspiring photos of thriving deep-sea animals
Popular Science Team
created: Oct. 4, 2025, 2 p.m. | updated: Oct. 13, 2025, 11:49 a.m.
Image: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Image: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Image: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Image: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Image: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean InstituteChemosynthetic worms (Lamellibrachia victori) grow adjacent mounds of deep-sea coral at a methane seep.
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