A species of pinkish vent shrimp has adapted to life in this extreme environment.

This species of pinkish vent shrimp has been known to science for only a few years now, but clearly it's well adapted to life in this extreme environment, at a small active vent on Rumble V. Image courtesy of New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program.

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