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Researchers were amazed to discover eight species of previously unknown invertebrates, bacteria and single-cell organisms in the heart of an active quarry in the southern city of Ramle. Factory administrators vowed to give researchers free access to the cave and to keep it intact.
“It is a unique site on an international scale,â€
Underground world found at quarry
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#1 Underground world found at quarry
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Wow!
Just when people think we've found everything, here's a whole ecosystem that's been tucked away for millenia unseen.
Just when people think we've found everything, here's a whole ecosystem that's been tucked away for millenia unseen.
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Very Very nice find. Lots of unique organisms live in caves, having specifically adapted to those conditions for millenia.
If I am not mistaken Tev, in your native W. virginia there are cave salamanders if you care to look.
If I am not mistaken Tev, in your native W. virginia there are cave salamanders if you care to look.
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Me, I know we're just scratching the surface of what's out there, and it's totally invigorating. MORE DEEP SEA RESEARCH, PLEASE.
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"'Flammable' and 'inflammable' have the same meaning! This language is insane!"
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You have no idea. Hell, even in terrestrial ecosystems we discover new species at an astounding rate. I can shake a tree in brazil and find 9 new species of beetles (and their various parasitoids as well)Petrosjko wrote:Me, I know we're just scratching the surface of what's out there, and it's totally invigorating. MORE DEEP SEA RESEARCH, PLEASE.
(I think Shark Bait'll second that one...)
The region that tree is in may hide a few new frog or lizard species etc
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Hells yes!, and another fun species that was recently discovered relative of nemotodes found on lobster lips... bet ya didn't know lobsters had lips.Petrosjko wrote:Me, I know we're just scratching the surface of what's out there, and it's totally invigorating. MORE DEEP SEA RESEARCH, PLEASE.
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There's cave salamanders, cave spiders, various bats and parasites for the bats, various cave-dwelling crawfish...Comrade Tortoise wrote:Very Very nice find. Lots of unique organisms live in caves, having specifically adapted to those conditions for millenia.
If I am not mistaken Tev, in your native W. virginia there are cave salamanders if you care to look.
And in a few caves there are introduced trout and one cave system is home to an Artic Char fishery.
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Be careful with what you wish, Josh. A Professor from Brown University named George Gammell Angell had made such attempt in 1925, and it almost put the entire world at doom.Petrosjko wrote:Me, I know we're just scratching the surface of what's out there, and it's totally invigorating. MORE DEEP SEA RESEARCH, PLEASE.
(I think Shark Bait'll second that one...)
Cthulhu fhtagn!
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Totally different part of the ocean from where I want to explore, and yes I am required to say this.
“I wonder what these new animals taste like.â€
“I wonder what these new animals taste like.â€
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:ROFL I did not know that but now I cant stop laughing at the idea, but in all seriousness yeah chemosynthetic organisms are dang niffty, granted the biochem of them really hurts my brain but they are niffty none the less.Mayabird wrote:(Starlings got introduced to the Americas become some idiot thought that he should introduce every bird that was mentioned in Shakespeare and released a hundred in Central Park.)
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[quote="Mayabird"][quote="Shark Bait"]Totally different part of the ocean from where I want to explore, and yes I am required to say this.
“I wonder what these new animals taste like.â€
“I wonder what these new animals taste like.â€
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