Methane Ice have worms

[charisstoma]

An aggregation of methane ice worms inhabiting a white methane hydrate seen in the Gulf of Mexico, 2102. (Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program)


http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/07/29/2370661/methane-hydrates-potentially-massive-greenhouse-gas-on-the-sea-floor-faces-earthquakes-and-drilling/


Scientists Discover Methane Ice Worms on Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor
http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/1997-news/iceworms.htm

Lair of the "Ice Worm"
http://ocean.tamu.edu/Quarterdeck/QD5.3/macdonald.html

Comments

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Ah sorry. *giggling* It's under cut now. *smiles*
Too late?

On the plus side in "Lair of the Ice Worm", it mentions there's a critter that eats them and it looks like a Pill bug/rolly-polly/it's a crustacean (they like to live under rocks and wet leaves and such and when touched they turn into a grey bead).

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

AND now you're talking about them, those ICKY things. Tricking me into reading about them *shudder*

You're evil. And I'm not buying that 'sorry' not at all - I hear you giggling there. That is a distinctly EVIL GIGGLE!

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

*hangs head* It's true.
pay no attention to the giggling.

For the record, I went ewwwwwe and then oh neat.
And my son's reaction was very similar to yours.

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

*glares at you*