Insects found in cave sealed 5.5 million years

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  1. timojin Valued Senior Member

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    Insect have mutated in a dark sealed cave ,

    Scientists have found a whole new world hidden inside a cave that has been sealed for about 5.5 million years. The cave and its residents could provide scientists with answers to questions about global warming and the formation of life on Earth.

    These interesting creatures call the Movile Cave in Romania their home. It was sealed when a sheet of limestone collapsed onto the opening. The cave wasn’t discovered until 1986 when Romanian workers were testing the surrounding ground as a potential power plant site.

    http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/24/movile-cave-romania/
     
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  3. DaveC426913 Valued Senior Member

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    Whaaaaat??? This is HUGE.

    An extreme ecology that's been geographically isolated for over 5 million years???
     
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