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A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves.These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). [1]
The microscopic cave snail Zospeum tholussum, found at depths of 743 to 1,392 m (2,438 to 4,567 ft) in the Lukina Jama–Trojama cave system of Croatia, is completely blind with a translucent shell Troglofauna are small cave -dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings.
A cave cricket (Rhaphidophoridae) in a cave in Thailand eating guano. The climate in deep caves typically is without distinction of day and night, But insects have a sleeping pattern and not many are affected even by the passage of the seasons. Violent winds and storms are unknown, though there may be steady air currents under some circumstances.
The seed pods of the scotch broom also burst open, often with an audible crack, projecting the seeds from the parent plant. Similarly, the fruit of the sandbox tree burst open to disperse seeds, but the reaction is so violent that it can injure nearby people or livestock. [ 31 ]
It does not exist in caves not developed for humans. The weak acids excreted by lampenflora can also cause damage to and change limestone and other rocks. [5] Lampenflora is especially dangerous to artifacts present in caves, such as cave paintings. [8] The appearance of algae was one of the reasons the Lascaux cave was closed to the public.
The Grootslang is a huge elephant-like creature with a serpent's tail which according to legend lives in caves, swamps, freshwater in South Africa. [4] The Lernaean Hydra in Greek and Roman mythology was the creature Heracles killed in the swamp near Lake Lerna. [5] The Honey Island Swamp Monster is known in Louisiana. [6] [7]
Researchers identified the creatures by their “degenerated” color and “extremely long” beak, according to a study.
The animal is found solitary, in pairs, or in small family groups [1] in open grassland and forests at an elevation of about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), [19] and uses caves to rest in. [25] It prefers temperate deciduous forest, but also lives in broad-leaved or subalpine coniferous forest [1] made up of Japanese beech, Japanese oak, [32] alpine ...