An aggregation of methane ice worms inhabiting a white methane hydrate. Studies suggest that these worms eat chemoautotrophic bacteria that are living off chemicals in the hydrate. Ice worms are probably Hesiocaeca methanicola.
Photo Location: Gulf of Mexico, Biloxi Dome
Photo Date: 2012 April 12
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