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Mounds of tubeworms thrive in an area called Clam Bed in the Main Endeavour vent field. Tubeworms can grow up to seven feet (two meters) long and four inches (10 centimeters) in diameter. Tubeworms never leave their tubes, which are made of chitin, the same hard material that forms the shells of crustaceans.


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Mounds of tubeworms thrive in an area called Clam Bed in the Main Endeavour vent field. Tubeworms can grow up to seven feet (two meters) long and four inches (10 centimeters) in diameter. Tubeworms never leave their tubes, which are made of chitin, the same hard material that forms the shells of crustaceans.

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