In this episode of the Podcast of Life, host Ari Daniel Shapiro dives deep to discover a white worm as tall as your refrigerator that breathes through bright red feathery "lips." This isn’t a creature from outer space. Meet Riftia, a tube worm that lives in deep-sea vents, and learn the surprising lessons this denizen of the abyss is teaching scientists about life on Earth.
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Riftia Worms: One Species at a Time
![Red and white riftia worms living in a deep-sea vent.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo_full/public/riftia6_750px_MBARI.jpg.webp?itok=x6nEtKB4)
Encyclopedia of Life and Atlantic Public Media