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My  name is Matthew, I am 6 years old. I live in Wareham, MA.  My question is:

Do Crabs eat tube worms?  It looked like that white crab wanted to eat that tube worm in the video. 

Oh yea, my Mom was asking if she could have that macaroon brownie recipe from Al (since he hails from Wareham, too!)

Thank you
Matthew

Hello Matthew:

Good observation! Crabs do, in fact, eat tubeworms. When I was at the bottom of the ocean yesterday, I saw a crab munching one!

We have had several requests for the macaroon brownie recipe, and have posted it below.

Thanks for the questions.
Susan Humphris

Atlantis cook Al Dalomba hopes you enjoy his recipe.

AL'S ROCKY ROAD MACAROON BROWNIES

1 c. butter
2 tsp. vanilla
(16 oz.) sweetened chocolate chips morsels,
1/2 cup pecans
2/3 c. sweetened condensed milk
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 c. coconut for spreading on bottom of lightly greased pan

In a mixing bowl: Blend in eggs, sugar, butter softened, vanilla, and cream together. Add sweetened condensed milk. Stir in flour and mix well. Then add pecans and chocolate chip morsels.  Spray the bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan with cooking spray then sprinkle coconut over bottom. Pour batter over coconut and spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for about 30 minutes. Yum!

Did you get any pictures of the purple rounded fish on the dive of Sunday May 22nd?  Can you post them on the site?  How big was it?  Has it ever been seen before?

Thank you.
Joseph
Age 6, Manassas, Virginia
Signal Hill Elementary School

Hello Joseph:

Take a look at the video from 23 May!  You can see the fish swimming past some big tubeworms. They are about one foot long (30 centimeters), although they can grow bigger. The fish has been seen before, but no one has ever done a detailed study of it!

Keep Diving and Discovering!
Susan Humphris

Dear Crew and Scientists,

My 3rd and 4th grade students have been eagerly anticipating your Expedition 9 since we came across you website during our chapter on the ocean. We are happy that all has gone well so far and have a few questions:

1. Have any of you been to the Gulf of Mexico, and are there tubeworms there?
2. How long has WHOI been doing this kind of research?
3. Does the Atlantis crew enjoy their job?

Mr. Kyle Knox
Teacher
Immanuel Lutheran School

Dear Mr. Knox and the 3rd and 4th grade students:

Thank you for your questions—we are happy that you have following our Expedition 9! Here are the answers to your questions:

1. I have not been to the Gulf of Mexico, but my biologist friends tell me that there are tubeworms. However, they are not the same as the ones that we are seeing, and are much smaller. In the Gulf of Mexico, there are no hydrothermal sites, but instead there are "cold seeps" that have interesting communities of animals, including tubeworms living around them.
2. WHOI is celebrating its 75th anniversary of research in oceanography this year! However, seafloor hot springs were discovered only in 1977, and scientists at WHOI have been studying them ever since.
3. Well, from what I have seen, everyone on board enjoys their job! Although people work hard, they also have fun. In fact, there is a table tennis tournament that has just started and will be finished by the end of the cruise.

Hope this answers your questions, and I hope you will keep diving and discovering!

Susan Humphris
Geololgist

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