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]

I thought they looked like centipedes. Which is pretty icky.
Life under extreme conditions without the energy source of the sun involved, it's pretty awesome if you can get past all the legs and bristly antenna like parts.