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Month: June 2017

Posted on June 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Researchers sample a DC swamp to study a spineless creature

Researchers found evidence that a tiny, blind, endangered crustacean still inhabits some groundwater habitats in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Park. Graphic by Julie McMahon

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Its name is Stygobromus hayi, the Hay’s Spring amphipod. It is spineless. It lacks vision. It is an opportunistic feeder, consuming whatever resources are available – perhaps including the remains of its own kind.

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