Tag Archives: Shrimp

Pearse Resurgence: Mythical River to the Underworld

avatarPosted on by March 6, 2019

By Staff, NIWA, New Zealand | Richard Harris and National Geographic, Vimeo. A diving expedition into New Zealand’s Pease Resurgence — one of the world’s deepest underwater caves, near the city of Nelson — discovered three new-to-science species: a worm, a small snail, a transparent amphipod.

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Life Thrives Deep Below Caribbean Sea Floor at 450 Degrees C

avatarPosted on by February 26, 2019

By Staff, SPX via Terra Daily | Photos and video, Univ. Southampton and NOC | Haiti Chery. The world’s deepest undersea volcanic vent is the Cayman Trough, about 3 miles below the Cayman islands in the Caribbean. Springs, probably hotter than 450°C, shoot mineral-laden water more than 0.6 mile up into the sea. Throngs of shrimps and sea anemones live around the vents.

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