Huge worms live 250 years under the sea
Friday, 4 February 2000 23:14 (ET)

By LIDIA WASOWICZ, UPI Science Writer

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Giant tube worms at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico are living a life of such ease, they can survive for up to 250 years - longer than any other single creature lacking a backbone, researchers say.

"Just think of these huge worms sitting down there through the Vietnam War, through the World wars, maybe through the American Civil War," study co-author Derk Bergquist of Pennsylvania State University said in an interview, "totally oblivious to what's going on above them."

"It's amazing."

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-- John Whitley (jwhitley@inforamp.net), February 05, 2000

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Won't be too long until their lives are shortened from anti-aging research.

-- Dee (T1colt556@aol.com), February 05, 2000.

The worms crawl in

The worms crawl out

The worms play pinnochle

On my snout

-- keep 'em warm (worms@the.snout), February 05, 2000.

"...totally oblivious to what's going on above them."

I know some people like that. No backbone, oblivious to everything. I voted for one once.

-- Beetlejuice (Watch out for@the.sandworms), February 05, 2000.

They are obviously pollies.

-- ImSo (lame@prepped.com), February 05, 2000.

You mean they don't even know the Red Sox **did** win a world series in 1918?

Think of all the good booze and good jokes those worms missed too. Just the Clinton jokes alone would make me yearn for a different lifestyle.

-- paul leblanc (bronyaur@gis.net), February 05, 2000.