tube tar

Scientists got more than they bargained for when remotely operated vehicle pilots plucked this single tubeworm specimen from the sea floor. A small reservoir of thick sticky tar was just below the sea floor. Strung out by the current, the tar eventually stuck to the lens of the science camera. Image courtesy of Expedition to the Deep Slope 2007.

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