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Primitive and eyeless, world's deepest land animal discovered

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:48 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Species of wingless insect called springtail lives in total darkness in caves

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Comment author avatarTonyInDallas

I'm not sure why, but "crab people, crab people" started running through my head while I read this article.

Interesting find, though.

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Reply#1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:50 PM EST
Comment author avatarFudgeFactor

Yet again, another magnificant discovery on this ancient planet. It just keeps getting better and better. What's Next?

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Reply#2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:13 PM EST
Comment author avatarthull-998360

What's more impressive about this is realizing that spring-tails are also a type of critter that has adapted to our highest reaches as well (part of the really simple eco-system at the top of the Himalayan plateaus which is basically just them, wind blown nutrients, and a jumping spider).

So it appears they hold the record on land for highest and lowest animal class.

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#2.1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:26 PM EST
Comment author avatarTonyInDallas

I thought highest and lowest animal class was owned by humans?

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#2.2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:58 PM EST
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Comment author avataraleonlore

This is a cool one line article with no pictures thanks idiots.

    Reply#3 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:16 PM EST
    Comment author avatarMax^108

    There you go dude: http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/02/21/ciencia/1329829336.html

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    #3.1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:46 PM EST
    Comment author avatarRob- Seattle

    soooo, I Imagined the cave pic at top, the microscope pic of the creatures limbs - middle, and the artist representation at the bottom?

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    #3.2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:31 PM EST
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    Comment author avatarMax^108

    I wonder why this cave is so cold even at such a tremendous depth. Any explanations? Man-made deep mines get warmer as you go deeper.

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    Reply#4 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:42 PM EST
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