Thought to lurk underground in the dark, honeycomb-like recesses between two Edwards Aquifer springs in central Texas, the elusive Peck's cave amphipod depends on steady spring flows and clean water ...
It's easy to overlook minute animals like the Hay's spring amphipod. Full-grown individuals only reach about one centimeter in length, and they're not fond of the limelight. They live almost all their ...
Researchers discovered Dulcibella camanchaca, a new predatory amphipod in the Atacama Trench, unveiling secrets of deep-sea life at 7,902 metres. Despite oceans covering 71% of our planet ...
This discovery of the species, named Dulcibella camanchaca, marks the first active predatory amphipod ever found at these depths. "Dulcibella camanchaca is a fast-swimming predator that we named ...