How tiny cave #shrimps power the underworld of the Yucatan https://phys.org/news/2026-04-tiny-cave-shrimps-power-underworld.html
The trophic role of #cave shrimps of the genus Typhlatya seen through stable isotope eyes https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/164068/
"Organic matter from the #rainforest floor decomposes, eventually bringing methane into the #caves. Methanotrophic #bacteria consume this methane to produce energy and grow... #Typhlatya shrimps are adapted to graze on these bacterial mats... they convert microbial growth into animal biomass."







