A nice write up this month in the Audobon Magazine by Amanda Mascarelli discussing whale-falls and Osedax worms. You can read it for free online.
Dead Whales…The People Who Study Them and The Worms That Eat Them
 By Dr. M, on  November 4th, 2009  4 comments  Carnivals & Link Love, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls  Audobon, Osedax, Whale Fall 4 comments to Dead Whales…The People Who Study Them and The Worms That Eat ThemLeave a Reply |
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Are the worms eating the dead whales or the people who study them?
Either way, those are one hungry pack of worms!!
Both if things get out of hand
If a gallon of water were collected at 39,000 foot of depth, what would be the amount of water when it were brought up to sea level?