The Mystery of the Glacier Ice Worms
Chilly fauna
Science • August 2021 • Views: 2,311
They thrive in glaciers but die when their body temperature dips below 0° C. Ultraviolet light doesn’t faze them. And there’s billions of ‘em in just a single glacier.
Scientists are beginning to unlock the mysteries of glacier ice worms which are the largest organism on Earth that spend their whole life cycle in ice.
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