Giant deep-sea worms may live to be 1000 years old or more

[rangerrebew]

20 July 2017
Giant deep-sea worms may live to be 1000 years old or more


By Karl Gruber

In the depths of the ocean, life can extend far beyond its usual limits. Take the tube worm Escarpia laminata: living in an environment with a year-round abundance of food and no predators, individuals seem to live for over 300 years. And some may be 1000 years old or more – meaning they would have been around when William the Conqueror invaded England.

“E. laminata is pushing the bounds of what we thought was possible for longevity,” says Alanna Durkin at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2141387-giant-deep-sea-worms-may-live-to-be-1000-years-old-or-more/

[Oceander]

So, you can live almost for forever, but you have to agree to live in a hole at the bottom of the ocean and eat whatever crap floats down from above. 

[Joe Wooten]

So, you can live almost for forever, but you have to agree to live in a hole at the bottom of the ocean and eat whatever crap floats down from above.

More than likely, their food is sulfur laden bacteria from the hot smokers nearby.

[Oceander]

More than likely, their food is sulfur laden bacteria from the hot smokers nearby.

Yum!

Still, I'm not sure if the longevity is worth the trade!