Thermophilic mats They are thriving in this outflow channel below a very hot spring in the Snake River Group. There are several groups of thermal features along the Snake River backcountry, but apparently no geysers. T...

#thermophile mats at #SnakeRiver #thermal area. A small bridge crosses the outflow stream here. There are no boardwalks in #backcountry; be careful exploring.

It's five miles (and a major ford) from the trailhead.
#backpacking #hiking #photography #nature #Yellowstone
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THERMOPHILE THURSDAY - Passion heats. Positivity roasts. Productivity melts. Heat Thoughts & Words into Hot Actions & Results!!!

#thermophile #heat #roast #melt #thursday

#LiteratureNotice Willemssens et al. Hot springs, cool beetles: extraordinary adaptations of a predaceous insect in Yellowstone National Park doi.org/10.1093/aesa... #Beetle #Beetles #Cincidellidae #TigerBeetles #Thermophile

Simultaneous aerobic and anaerobic respiration in a Yellowstone thermophile challenges scientific norms Montana State University has long been a hub for research on the many unique features of nearby Yellowstone National Park, and now a doctoral student in one of the university's microbiology laboratori...

Simultaneous #aerobic and #anaerobic #respiration in a Yellowstone #thermophile challenges scientific norms

#mightymicrobes #extremophiles #chemolithotroph #genomic #metabolism #bacteria #archea #funded_by_NASA #funded_by_us

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