The Animal That Can Boil Itself Alive and Still Su

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00:00Imagine being boiled alive and just shrugging it off.

00:04Sounds like a superpower, right?

00:07Well, meet the Pompeii worm, the undisputed champion of extreme heat.

00:12This little guy lives next to hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean,

00:16where water can reach a scorching 176 degrees Fahrenheit.

00:21That's hot enough to cook your dinner.

00:24So how does it survive?

00:26The secret is in its fleece coat.

00:28A thick layer of bacteria that acts like a personal heat-resistant shield.

00:34These amazing bacteria eat the toxic chemicals from the vents

00:38and, in return, insulate the worm from the insane temperatures.

00:44It's the most extreme teamwork you've ever seen.

00:48An animal that wears its own air conditioning.

00:51Nature is just wild, isn't it?

00:53If you thought that was cool,

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00:58Thanks for watching.