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Message started by Jovial Monk on Dec 11th, 2024 at 10:28pm

Title: Life at the bottom of the sea
Post by Jovial Monk on Dec 11th, 2024 at 10:28pm



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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)


Wow, pressure and darkness and we have life there!


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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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