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This underwater photograph, taken in the waste-water drain at the Wairākei geothermal power station, shows thick growths of fibrous silica in the 60°C water. The shape of these growths is due to long filamentous bacteria.
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GNS Science, Extremophile Photo Collection
Reference: DCP_1594
by Duncan Graham
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