is there an animal which can survive in lava?
or acid?
2007-06-07 19:02:43 · 3 answers · asked by kitty 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Lava is a bit to hot. But there are bacteria that can survive in boiling water. Also some for acids and for alkali(caustic)
http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/microbservatories/redlayer/index.html
This might be too technical in its writing.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/euk-extreme/
This is a good overview.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremophile
2007-06-07 19:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by U-98 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Acid, yes. There are some animals that produce acid, and therefore live in it... but lava... I don't know.
2007-06-08 02:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by ace_of_spayeds 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know of an animal, but archeobacteria survive in geysers. They were originally found in geysers in Yellowstone.
2007-06-08 03:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋