New Discovery: Blood-Red Worms That Thrive in a Toxic Cave (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) | National Geographic

these worms are small they’re red blood

these worms are small they’re red blood red and they occur in well lots of worms

red and they occur in well lots of worms

red and they occur in well lots of worms lots of worms together finding the worms

lots of worms together finding the worms

lots of worms together finding the worms in a place like sulphur cave shows that

in a place like sulphur cave shows that

in a place like sulphur cave shows that or even places on earth where creatures

or even places on earth where creatures

or even places on earth where creatures can live where they are not connected to

can live where they are not connected to

can live where they are not connected to or dependent upon sunlight at all

or dependent upon sunlight at all

or dependent upon sunlight at all sulphur cave is full of toxic gases if

sulphur cave is full of toxic gases if

sulphur cave is full of toxic gases if you’re going into sulphur cave can’t go

you’re going into sulphur cave can’t go

you’re going into sulphur cave can’t go in there without self-contained

in there without self-contained

in there without self-contained breathing apparatus just like a stinky

breathing apparatus just like a stinky

breathing apparatus just like a stinky muddy goopy hole in the ground then

muddy goopy hole in the ground then

muddy goopy hole in the ground then deadly to humans and most other

deadly to humans and most other

deadly to humans and most other creatures that’s full alike my initial

creatures that’s full alike my initial

creatures that’s full alike my initial reaction when I first saw the worms was

reaction when I first saw the worms was

reaction when I first saw the worms was wow they’re really something living in

wow they’re really something living in

wow they’re really something living in this cave it immediately made me think

this cave it immediately made me think

this cave it immediately made me think they could be a new species that

they could be a new species that

they could be a new species that probably live nowhere else on the planet

probably live nowhere else on the planet

probably live nowhere else on the planet to keep these worms alive between the

to keep these worms alive between the

to keep these worms alive between the cave and the museum my homemade method

cave and the museum my homemade method

cave and the museum my homemade method of oxygenating these worms it’s just to

of oxygenating these worms it’s just to

of oxygenating these worms it’s just to aerate them through this little straw

aerate them through this little straw

aerate them through this little straw just make sure I don’t drink any by

just make sure I don’t drink any by

just make sure I don’t drink any by accident that’s I don’t want to do with

accident that’s I don’t want to do with

accident that’s I don’t want to do with this suck up a bunch of worms if you go

this suck up a bunch of worms if you go

this suck up a bunch of worms if you go into a toxic cave you don’t expect

into a toxic cave you don’t expect

into a toxic cave you don’t expect anything exciting living there because

anything exciting living there because

anything exciting living there because it’s supposed to be dead and suddenly

it’s supposed to be dead and suddenly

it’s supposed to be dead and suddenly you’ll find worms that even look nice

you’ll find worms that even look nice

you’ll find worms that even look nice well as much as worms can look nice some

well as much as worms can look nice some

well as much as worms can look nice some of the items were researching still with

of the items were researching still with

of the items were researching still with the worms include how and why their

the worms include how and why their

the worms include how and why their blood binds oxygen so well there could

blood binds oxygen so well there could

blood binds oxygen so well there could be some potential medical benefits to

be some potential medical benefits to

be some potential medical benefits to that and some other things were

that and some other things were

that and some other things were researching with the worms include they

researching with the worms include they

researching with the worms include they seem to have an unknown substance that

seem to have an unknown substance that

seem to have an unknown substance that reduces the hydrogen sulfide and this

reduces the hydrogen sulfide and this

reduces the hydrogen sulfide and this could potentially help with reducing

could potentially help with reducing

could potentially help with reducing hydrogen sulfide in our environment we

hydrogen sulfide in our environment we

hydrogen sulfide in our environment we always think well to have life on a

always think well to have life on a

always think well to have life on a planet it has to be like earth this cave

planet it has to be like earth this cave

planet it has to be like earth this cave is certainly not like Earth the worms

is certainly not like Earth the worms

is certainly not like Earth the worms and sulfur cave survive without sunlight

and sulfur cave survive without sunlight

and sulfur cave survive without sunlight because they’re living on bacteria that

because they’re living on bacteria that

because they’re living on bacteria that get all their energy from the hot spring

get all their energy from the hot spring

get all their energy from the hot spring water that feeds the cave

water that feeds the cave

water that feeds the cave so this could be similar to what might

so this could be similar to what might

so this could be similar to what might go on in another planet such as Mars

go on in another planet such as Mars

go on in another planet such as Mars because on other planets there could be

because on other planets there could be

because on other planets there could be underground caves that could easily

underground caves that could easily

underground caves that could easily Harbor life similar to the sulfur cave

Harbor life similar to the sulfur cave

Harbor life similar to the sulfur cave worms it’s a nice it’s just a humungous

worms it’s a nice it’s just a humungous

worms it’s a nice it’s just a humungous amount of worms they finds all sorts of

amount of worms they finds all sorts of

amount of worms they finds all sorts of exciting things just goes into places

exciting things just goes into places

exciting things just goes into places where normal people don’t go and finds

where normal people don’t go and finds

where normal people don’t go and finds very exciting little worms when you hear

very exciting little worms when you hear

very exciting little worms when you hear the beeps go off it means you’re in a

the beeps go off it means you’re in a

the beeps go off it means you’re in a very dangerous level of carbon dioxide

very dangerous level of carbon dioxide

very dangerous level of carbon dioxide and you have to leave right away or you

and you have to leave right away or you

and you have to leave right away or you could go unconscious and die right there