How to Use tube worm in a Sentence

tube worm

noun

• These microscopic organisms then feed a range of animals like tube worms, clams, and mussels.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
• These chemicals fuel microbes that support animals such as clams, mussels, tube worms and more.
  — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
• The bacteria living inside clam and tube worm species then use this methane for chemosynthesis to survive, Du said.
  — Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
• Many marine invertebrates can live incredible lifespans, with some deep-sea tube worms reaching 300 years old and one clam off the coast of Iceland having been found to be more than 500.
  — Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
• Particularly impressive is the Animal Flower Cave, home to dramatic rock pools with sea anemones and tube worms, and its namesake cliffside restaurant with local fare and great views.
  — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
• One of those tricks lies in bacteria that have evolved to live inside the clams and tube worms, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
  — Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
• The bacteria living inside clam and tube worm species then use this methane for chemosynthesis to survive, said Du, who was named by the scientific publisher Nature as one of 10 individuals who shaped 2025’s most influential science.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025