The Endangered Snail With a Metal Shell | Meet The Deep Sea Volcano Snail

Описание: Meet one of the most bizarre creatures in the ocean: the scaly-foot snail, a deep-sea mollusk with a shell made of iron sulfide and fool’s gold. Discovered near hydrothermal vents over 8,000 feet below the surface, this snail has evolved armor-like plating, a bacterial power source, and a body plan that’s helping scientists design better armor and understand extreme life on Earth—and maybe beyond.

In this episode of The Curious Current, we take you on a deep dive into the world of hydrothermal vents, extremophile life, and the very real threat posed by deep-sea mining, which could destroy this endangered species before we even fully understand it.

▶️ What you’ll learn:
• How the scaly-foot snail creates an iron shell
• What hydrothermal vents are and why they’re so extreme
• How bacteria and snails team up to survive in toxic, lightless water
• Why deep sea mining could erase entire ecosystems we just discovered

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