How These Spiders At The Bottom Of The Sea Eat Methane
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With the help of methane-munching-microbes, these translucent sea spiders gobble up a potent greenhouse gas to stay alive.
Researchers found a new sea spider with a giant nose, leg cannons, and—most remarkably—a novel way of surviving in the lightless, freezing environment miles below the sea surface. These oceanic arthropods are powered by methane that seeps out of the ocean floor.
Biologist Shana Goffredi joins Host Flora Lichtman to tell us more about the discovery and explain how we’re connected to these little beasts.
Guest: Dr. Shana Goffredi is a biology professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA.
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