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hydrothermal vents I thought this article was really cool. cold Water (31 degrees F) seeps through the cracks (hydrothermal vents) and comes out really hot. (300 degrees F) The strange thing is that the water is heated rocks. You wouldn't think creatures could survive there. well you'd be wrong about that. Strange creatures live near these vents. In 1977 people found a large group of these animals living around the vents. Bacterea in these areas can connvert the chemicals into food. One of the things that live there are tubeworms that can grow to ten feet. Other animals include jellyfish-like animals called siphonophores, and big white clams.