3,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean, Scientists Found Spiders With a Hidden Superpower

3,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean, Scientists Found Spiders With a Hidden Superpower

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

“We Found Alien-Like Creatures Feeding on Methane”: Sea Spiders Survive on Microbes in One of Earth’s Strangest Ecosystems - Sustainability Times

IN A NUTSHELL 🕷️ Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that graze on methane-eating microbes in the ocean depths. 🌊 These spiders thrive through a unique symbiotic relationship, where microbes convert methane into nutrients directly on their exoskeletons. 🦠 The findings highlight the deep ocean’s role in the carbon cycle and its potential [...] The post “We Found Alien-Like Creatures Feeding on Methane”: Sea Spiders Survive o…