The Pompeii worm is able to withstand temperatures above 176 F (80 C).
The Pompeii worm is the most heat-tolerant multicellular creature, able to
withstand temperatures above 176 degrees Fahrenheit (80 degrees Celsius).
Until the Pompeii worm was discovered in the 1980s near the Galápagos
Islands, common belief held that only single-celled organisms could
withstand extreme heat. Pompeii worms can grow up to 5 inches (13 cm), and
live in small tubes near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor. These vents
are located in subduction zones, where one tectonic plate moves away from
another, allowing cold seawater to meet hot magma in the resulting open
fissures.
The Pompeii worm is the most heat-tolerant multicellular creature, able to
withstand temperatures above 176 degrees Fahrenheit (80 degrees Celsius).
Until the Pompeii worm was discovered in the 1980s near the Galápagos
Islands, common belief held that only single-celled organisms could
withstand extreme heat. Pompeii worms can grow up to 5 inches (13 cm), and
live in small tubes near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor. These vents
are located in subduction zones, where one tectonic plate moves away from
another, allowing cold seawater to meet hot magma in the resulting open
fissures.
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