Ice Worms | National Geographic

in the winter they’re moving down

in the winter they’re moving down because the glacier is warmer than the

because the glacier is warmer than the

because the glacier is warmer than the air temperature

air temperature

air temperature ice worms navigate through tiny ice

ice worms navigate through tiny ice

ice worms navigate through tiny ice cracks to find ideal conditions within

cracks to find ideal conditions within

cracks to find ideal conditions within the glacier they could be anywhere even

the glacier they could be anywhere even

the glacier they could be anywhere even at the bottom of a giant crevasse prime

at the bottom of a giant crevasse prime

at the bottom of a giant crevasse prime ice worm habitat but dangerous grounds

ice worm habitat but dangerous grounds

ice worm habitat but dangerous grounds for humans the walls are 50 feet high

the snow around the edge of a crevasse

the snow around the edge of a crevasse can be highly unstable

I don’t want anybody’s getting really

I don’t want anybody’s getting really age unless we know it’s a checked safe

age unless we know it’s a checked safe

age unless we know it’s a checked safe spot at least ten people have fallen

spot at least ten people have fallen

spot at least ten people have fallen into crevices in Denali and died it is

into crevices in Denali and died it is

into crevices in Denali and died it is possible I don’t like it it’s very

possible I don’t like it it’s very

possible I don’t like it it’s very inconsistent I fell up to my waist a

inconsistent I fell up to my waist a

inconsistent I fell up to my waist a couple of times in it I’ve been up to

couple of times in it I’ve been up to

couple of times in it I’ve been up to this thing a rare view from inside a

this thing a rare view from inside a

this thing a rare view from inside a glacier

a lot of times they’ll just be on the

a lot of times they’ll just be on the surface

surface

surface um but they’re quite remarkably they’re

um but they’re quite remarkably they’re

um but they’re quite remarkably they’re able to penetrate high-density ice here

able to penetrate high-density ice here

able to penetrate high-density ice here quite amazing they can get in ladies

quite amazing they can get in ladies

quite amazing they can get in ladies I don’t see any nature’s ready-made hold

I don’t see any nature’s ready-made hold

I don’t see any nature’s ready-made hold is a bust

is a bust

is a bust to find ice worms they’ll have to change

to find ice worms they’ll have to change

to find ice worms they’ll have to change tech they head back to where the pilot

tech they head back to where the pilot

tech they head back to where the pilot first spotted ice ones to dig through

first spotted ice ones to dig through

first spotted ice ones to dig through the snow that covers the glacier

the snow that covers the glacier

the snow that covers the glacier they dig

they dig

they dig empty how deep are you dear

empty how deep are you dear

empty how deep are you dear ya know 20 feet into the snow

I don’t know where the heck those worms

I don’t know where the heck those worms are here’s the up this looks like the

are here’s the up this looks like the

are here’s the up this looks like the fern fertilizer yeah

fern fertilizer yeah

fern fertilizer yeah so we’re good two feet below the fern

so we’re good two feet below the fern

so we’re good two feet below the fern one this half inch line of compacted

one this half inch line of compacted

one this half inch line of compacted dirt and ice marks the snow that fell

dirt and ice marks the snow that fell

dirt and ice marks the snow that fell since summer

since summer

since summer it shows Dan that ten feet has fallen

it shows Dan that ten feet has fallen

it shows Dan that ten feet has fallen here in just a few weeks you’d figure

here in just a few weeks you’d figure

here in just a few weeks you’d figure we’d picked just the year to try to do

we’d picked just the year to try to do

we’d picked just the year to try to do this when they got the most stuff

this when they got the most stuff

this when they got the most stuff somewhere out here millions of ice ones

somewhere out here millions of ice ones

somewhere out here millions of ice ones move silently through the ice but too

move silently through the ice but too

move silently through the ice but too much snow has buried the worms the only

much snow has buried the worms the only

much snow has buried the worms the only option try again next year we dug the

option try again next year we dug the

option try again next year we dug the steeper so he could go and they seem to

steeper so he could go and they seem to

steeper so he could go and they seem to be deeper than that

they’re here but they’re smarter than we

they’re here but they’re smarter than we give them credit for her thing I’ll be

give them credit for her thing I’ll be

give them credit for her thing I’ll be back