The following habitats are found across the Pompeii worm distribution range.

Pompeii worms are among the most heat-tolerant complex animals known.

The Pompeii worm does it all the time, researchers report in the current issue of Nature.

Future experiments are planned to study the Pompeii worm, one of the most heat-tolerant animals on earth.

The heat tolerance of a Pompeii worm.

The Pompeii worms form large, aggregate colonies enclosed in delicate, paper-thin tubes.

The Pompeii worm has a feather-shaped head.

He vividly describes the Pompeii worms that thrive on hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean.

The family Alvinellidae contains eight other species, but none matches the Pompeii worm's heat tolerance.

Studies are hampered by the difficulties of sampling; to date, Pompeii worms have not survived decompression.

Pompeii worms live in the hot water around hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean and...

A notable terebellid is the Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana), an alvinellid.

Scientists are attempting to understand how Pompeii worms can withstand such extreme temperatures by studying the bacteria that form a "fleece-like" covering on their backs.

Pompeii worms simultaneously keep their heads (including the gills) in much cooler water while their tails are exposed to hot water.

Thought to subsist on vent microbes, the Pompeii worm pokes its head out of its tube home to feed and breathe.

Study of the Pompeii worm's seemingly life-sustaining bacteria could lead to significant advances in the biochemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, and detergent industries.

Dr. Craig described two kinds of crabs, numerous species of barnacles, shrimps and the "Pompeii worms" seen in many previously discovered hot spring areas.

One notable polychaete, the Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana) is endemic to the hydrothermal vents of the Pacific Ocean.

The Pompeii worm, Alvinella pompejana, is a species of deep-sea polychaete worm (commonly referred to as "bristle worms").

The Pompeii worm was found in the 1980s, and a scaly-foot gastropod in 2001 during an expedition to the Indian Ocean's Kairei hydrothermal vent field.

Pompeii worms get their name from the Roman city of Pompeii that was destroyed during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

Members of the Alvinellidae are noted for their exceptional heat tolerance: one species, the Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana), is thought to be the most heat-tolerant complex organism on Earth.

Neither are all extremophiles unicellular; protostome animals found in similar environments include the Pompeii worm, the Psychrophile Grylloblattodea (insects), Antarctic krill (a crustacean), and the "Tardigrade".

Dr. Cary will be studying thermal vents and some creatures that dwell there, like the Pompeii worm, an eyeless, mouthless creature that can withstand temperatures of more than 235 degrees Farenheit.

Reaching a length of up to 13 cm (5 in), Pompeii worms have "hairy" backs; these "hairs" are actually colonies of bacteria, which are thought to afford the worm some degree of insulation.

A notable terebellid is the Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana), an alvinellid.

One notable polychaete, the Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana) is endemic to the hydrothermal vents of the Pacific Ocean.

The Pompeii worm, Alvinella pompejana, is a species of deep-sea polychaete worm (commonly referred to as "bristle worms").

Members of the Alvinellidae are noted for their exceptional heat tolerance: one species, the Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana), is thought to be the most heat-tolerant complex organism on Earth.

Other examples of the unique fauna who inhabit this ecosystem are the gastropod Crysomallon squamiferum, a species of snail with a foot reinforced by scales made of iron and organic materials, and the 'Pompeii Worm' Alvinella pompejana, which is capable of withstanding temperatures up to 80 C (176 F).