Deep Under a US Military Base, a Blind 'Demon' Creature Just Surfaced for the First Time
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Deep under a US military base, a blind 'demon' creature just surfaced for the first time
Biologists found a pale aquatic creature, the demon cavefish, after three decades. This species remained undetected in Bobcat Cave, beneath Redstone Arsenal. Genetic analysis revealed it lacks vision genes, suggesting deeper aquifer habitats. Protected federal land helped preserve this fragile subterranean ecosystem. The discovery highlights ongoing biological inventories and undiscovered life forms.
A new species of fish, without eyes and less than five centimeters in length, was identified in an underground cave under the Redstone Arsenal, a military facility of the United States Army in Huntsville, Alabama. Baptized from Demogorgonichthys arcanus, or cave-demon fish, the animal was described by researchers from the University of Alabama in a study published in Scientific Reports in July. A different evolution in the darkness Observations …
Scientists Discover 'Demon Cavefish' Hidden Beneath NASA's Redstone Arsenal in Alabama
A mysterious new species of eyeless cavefish has been discovered beneath one of the United States’ most unexpected locations: NASA’s Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. Named Demogorgonichthys arcanus—a nod to the mythological demogorgon and the Latin word arcanus, meaning “secret”—the newly identified fish has already earned the nickname “demon cavefish.” The discovery surprised researchers not only because the fish represents a previously unknown spe…
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