Title: Life at the bottom of the sea
Post by Jovial Monk on Dec 11th, 2024 at 10:28pm
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2/t:0,l:0,cw:0,ch:0,q:80,w:650/3QkBpA8f273JmrkuMfCSTN.jpgQuote:Large, ghostly white crab-like predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench
A never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet. (7894.32m) |
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Wow, pressure and darkness and we have life there! Quote:A ghostly white, unusually large predator has been discovered deep inside one of Earth's deepest ocean trenches.
Found at a staggering depth of 25,900 feet (7,902 meters) in the eastern Pacific Ocean's Atacama Trench, researchers have discovered a new species of large predatory amphipod, Dulcibella camanchaca.
This shrimp-like crustacean, which is 1.57 inches (4 centimeters) long — a giant among amphipods — has specialized appendages to hunt smaller prey lurking at the same depths.
The creature's discovery — details of which were published Nov. 27 in the journal Systematics and Biodiversity — represents the first known large, active predator of its kind in one of the world's deepest oceanic habitats. |
| https://www.livescience.com/animals/crustaceans/large-ghostly-white-crab-like-predator-discovered-at-the-bottom-of-the-atacama-trench
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