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Check out these
videos and photos,
which have been transmitted to the
University of Delaware from the R/V Atlantis
through the efforts of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Be sure to also visit Woods Hole’s Dive
and Discover Web site.
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| What did the scientists
see out of Alvin’s porthole? Take
a look! |
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Members of the science party and Alvin
crew take a break by doing aerobics on the bow.
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The cavity of a tubeworm has been cut open to
reveal the large, brownish mass of bacteria.
The curved red tube on the right side of the
photo is the plume of the worm. The tan flap
between the plume and the cavity is the muscle.
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A large spiny spider crab (the body is about
12 centimeters (5 inches) in diameter) collected
during Dive 3520. Crabs like this are often
found in the deep ocean and sometimes live near
hydrothermal vents because there is lots to
eat!
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The underside of the spiny spider crab showing
the large numbers of black eggs.
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Martial Taillefert fills Brian Glazer's shoes
with whipped cream as an initiation for his
first Alvin dive.
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A tubeworm taken out of its chitinous tube for
dissection. The gray part is the cavity or trophosome.
The muscle is between the gray cavity and the
red plume.
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