tube worm
noun
: a worm that lives in a tube (as one composed of sand grains or calcium carbonate) : such as
a
: any of various polychaetes or oligochaetes
b(1)
(2)
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The bacteria living inside clam and tube worm species then use this methane for chemosynthesis to survive, Du said.
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Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
The parchment tube worm is a couple of inches long and about a half-inch wide and is harmless, Seid said.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
By feeding on methane, sea spiders and other deep-sea creatures like sponges and tube worms might be keeping some of the gas from reaching the atmosphere.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
What To Know The volcano's summit features a caldera—formed by volcanic eruptions—and supports vibrant hydrothermal vent ecosystems populated by microbes, tube worms, crabs, fish, octopuses and more.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The crimson tips of giant tube worms waggled in the current, tangling around clusters of mussels.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Communities of tube worms live beneath the seafloor.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
The parchment tube worm is a couple of inches long and about a half-inch wide and is harmless, Seid said.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
By feeding on methane, sea spiders and other deep-sea creatures like sponges and tube worms might be keeping some of the gas from reaching the atmosphere.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
What To Know The volcano's summit features a caldera—formed by volcanic eruptions—and supports vibrant hydrothermal vent ecosystems populated by microbes, tube worms, crabs, fish, octopuses and more.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
The crimson tips of giant tube worms waggled in the current, tangling around clusters of mussels.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Communities of tube worms live beneath the seafloor.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Tube worm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tube%20worm. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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