Natural History Wanderings

Science Alert  reported

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea ‘spiders’ farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite unlike anything seen before.

Unlike animals like ourselves, who are fed by a solar-powered food chain, those that live in the deep sea have to get creative with their energy sources. Sunlight is scattered and absorbed as it travels through ocean water, and never reaches depths beyond 1,000 meters (around 3,300 feet).

Read more  New Discovery of Deep Sea ‘Spiders’ Is Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before : ScienceAlert