In some cases they are the same family, but they are a different genus and species. I can just see the headlines from The Vent Times 30,000,000years ago. Well, there is a reason I became a teacher and not a newspaper reporter. I hope to be able to do this, and I'm very glad it will be over and done with before my wife reads this page. This is the reason they bring old guys on these trips.
Somebody has to deal with the sharks.
Hi, I am Christopher Wallace. There are scientists out here with many different interests, so we look for several things when we explore hydrothermal vents. If one is a geologist they would be interested in the rocks in the area of the vents. If one is a chemist they would be interested in the chemical composition of the water coming out of the vents. If one is a biologist they would be interested in the types of animals and bacteria that live around the vents in these harsh environments.