Talk:Thermophile

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. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.103.2.187 (talk) 23:02, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I came to this article after watching Volcanoes of the Deep Sea where they mention these creatures being found deep within mid-ocean hydrothermal vents. There were many amazing assertions about them, including they are found thousands of feet below the mid-ocean ridge volcanoes, that they contain DNA, and imply that they thrive in temperatures greater than 700 °F (371 °C). None of these seem to jive with the current state of the article.

• Is the temperature range correct?
• How did they find these creatures inside volcanic tubes and fissures?
• What kind of lifespan do thermophiles have?
• How do they reproduce?
• Do they depend on other creatures to metabolize sulfur (or whatever makes them go)?
• Do they use the heat directly? (Or are they simply adapted to live in it?)
• Are these really related to the Mickey Hot Springs creatures in 60 °C (140 °F)?

—EncMstr (talk) 22:44, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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