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unspeakablehorrorUnexpected marine organisms have been discovered deep under Antarctic ice:
I have so many questions about this! I wonder if we'll get to find out how these organisms survive in this extreme environment? This is very exciting!
The excitement is due to these animals stationary nature. Since they don't move, they must receive their nutrients from that location somehow. But scientists don't think the amount of biomaterial that would fall to the seafloor in that area is sufficient to sustain them, and it doesn't look to be an area with an active hydrothermal vent, either. But somehow they are still down there. Just chilling.
Scientists find unexpected animal life far beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves
I have so many questions about this! I wonder if we'll get to find out how these organisms survive in this extreme environment? This is very exciting!
The excitement is due to these animals stationary nature. Since they don't move, they must receive their nutrients from that location somehow. But scientists don't think the amount of biomaterial that would fall to the seafloor in that area is sufficient to sustain them, and it doesn't look to be an area with an active hydrothermal vent, either. But somehow they are still down there. Just chilling.