Unknown creatures found in cave

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Eight previously unknown invertebrate creatures have been discovered in an underwater cave in central Israel.

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The largest is a white shrimp-like crustacean. Another resembles a species of scorpion and is blind.

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The cave was uncovered during drilling at a quarry close to Tel Aviv.

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Scientists say it is a unique ecosystem that has been sealed off from the world for five million years and could contain other ancient lifeforms.

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"The uniqueness is of the environmental conditions and of the palaeohistory," said Dr Hanan Dimantman, a biologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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"The result of this is that the ecosystem is unique. We are sure that the eight species that were found are only the beginning of the story of this ecosystem."

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More at the following:BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Unknown creatures found in cave

Hmmm, how wide do you suppose is that drill shaft?Just curious (now where did I put my really slim cylinders...)

I wish there were more pictures, especially of the scorpion-looking thing. All the pictures I've seen so far show something that looks like a white crawfish.