Tubeworms, Snails and Other Weird Creatures Found Under Seafloor Posted: 16 October 2024 | Last updated: 1 November 2024 Researchers have discovered a fascinating array of unusual creatures ...

(Lisa Flanagan/New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP) (Lisa Flanagan) WELLINGTON – The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery.

Tubeworms, Snails and Other Weird Creatures Found Under the Seafloor NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor.

In this photo provided by Schmidt Ocean Institute, experiments code-named "Mesh Box Staining Gadgets" are sealed to the seafloor at the Tica Vent, a site on the East Pacific Rise 2,500 meters deep ...

An expedition to a volcanically active ridge in the Pacific off South America has revealed worms, snails, giant tubeworms and other strange creatures lurking below steamy underwater hot springs.