Subterranean Biology
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An international journal published by Pensoft on behalf of the International Society for Subterranean Biology. We publish original research on all aspects of subterranean ecosystems.
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The @nytimes.com are the latest major news outlet to cover our mind-blowing spider cave study!
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Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
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November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The @nytimes.com are the latest major news outlet to cover our mind-blowing spider cave study!
➡ For the study, head to doi.org/10.3897/subt...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
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An extraordinary spider colony was found in a cave on the Albania-Greece border. Comprising over 100,000 spiders, the network spans a surface area of over 100 m².
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
An extraordinary spider colony was found in a cave on the Albania-Greece border. Comprising over 100,000 spiders, the network spans a surface area of over 100 m².
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
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The incredible story about the spider colony at Sulfur Cave covering an area of 100 m² and comprising an estimated 69,000 individuals, published in Subterranean Biology and now made popular all over the media!
www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3722343...
www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3722343...
World's biggest spiderweb found with 111,000 spiders living in eerie mega-colony
ARACHNOPHOBES, look away now – what might be the world’s biggest spider web has been found. Hidden deep inside a pitch-black cave is a mammoth web that houses upwards of 111,000 spiders, rese…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The incredible story about the spider colony at Sulfur Cave covering an area of 100 m² and comprising an estimated 69,000 individuals, published in Subterranean Biology and now made popular all over the media!
www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3722343...
www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3722343...
Two new subterranean springtail species of the genus Schaefferia are described. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#springtails #evolution #phylogeny
#springtails #evolution #phylogeny
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Two new subterranean springtail species of the genus Schaefferia are described. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#springtails #evolution #phylogeny
#springtails #evolution #phylogeny
A spider colony of 69,000 individuals of Tegenaria domestica and more than 42,000 of Prinerigone vagans, covering a surface area of over 100 m², was found in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A spider colony of 69,000 individuals of Tegenaria domestica and more than 42,000 of Prinerigone vagans, covering a surface area of over 100 m², was found in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
An assessment of the combined effects of temperature and humidity on the survival of four Pyrenean cave beetles.
#climatechange #beetles #subterranan @um.es
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#climatechange #beetles #subterranan @um.es
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The key role of humidity for the survival of cave beetles in a context of climate change
Climate change is altering the environmental conditions of subterranean ecosystems, leading to warmer and drier caves across many regions. Despite growing evidence of the high heat sensitivity of cave...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
An assessment of the combined effects of temperature and humidity on the survival of four Pyrenean cave beetles.
#climatechange #beetles #subterranan @um.es
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#climatechange #beetles #subterranan @um.es
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Ever wondered if #colonial spider webs can exist... in a #Sulfur #Cave?! Yes, it’s real—and it is between Albania🇦🇱 and Greece🇬🇷! This study reveals how #Tegenaria domestica form dense colonies in a toxic cave ecosystem—supported by sulfur-based chemoautotrophic life. 🕷🕸
An extraordinary colonial spider assemblage was discovered in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#spiders #caves #subterranean @vrenozina.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
#spiders #caves #subterranean @vrenozina.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
October 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ever wondered if #colonial spider webs can exist... in a #Sulfur #Cave?! Yes, it’s real—and it is between Albania🇦🇱 and Greece🇬🇷! This study reveals how #Tegenaria domestica form dense colonies in a toxic cave ecosystem—supported by sulfur-based chemoautotrophic life. 🕷🕸
An extraordinary colonial spider assemblage was discovered in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#spiders #caves #subterranean @vrenozina.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
#spiders #caves #subterranean @vrenozina.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
An extraordinary colonial spider assemblage was discovered in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#spiders #caves #subterranean @vrenozina.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
#spiders #caves #subterranean @vrenozina.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
A study of terrestrial isopods in Mesovoid Shallow Substratum habitats across Portufal identified 12 species belonging to five families, including one new to science. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A study of terrestrial isopods in Mesovoid Shallow Substratum habitats across Portufal identified 12 species belonging to five families, including one new to science. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Adult Allegheny cave amphipods (Stygobromus allegheniensis) are capable of surviving the unique tectonic ice caves of New York’s Shawangunk Ridge during extreme winter conditions, this study found: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#troglobites #caves #invertebrates
#troglobites #caves #invertebrates
October 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Adult Allegheny cave amphipods (Stygobromus allegheniensis) are capable of surviving the unique tectonic ice caves of New York’s Shawangunk Ridge during extreme winter conditions, this study found: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#troglobites #caves #invertebrates
#troglobites #caves #invertebrates
A first confirmed occurrence record of the gecko Cyrtodactylus ziegleri in lava caves in Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark in Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#geckos #biodiversity #lavacaves
#geckos #biodiversity #lavacaves
September 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A first confirmed occurrence record of the gecko Cyrtodactylus ziegleri in lava caves in Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark in Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#geckos #biodiversity #lavacaves
#geckos #biodiversity #lavacaves
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Two new species of the large Asian millipede genus 𝐸𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑠 have been discovered in caves in the Wuling Mountains, Hunan Province, China.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Two new species of the large Asian millipede genus 𝐸𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑠 have been discovered in caves in the Wuling Mountains, Hunan Province, China.
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A study exploring the macrozoobenthos assemblages in stream environments within Western Caucasus caves, focusing on the interplay between surface, ecotone, and subterranean habitats: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#ecotone #ecology #stygobionts
#ecotone #ecology #stygobionts
September 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A study exploring the macrozoobenthos assemblages in stream environments within Western Caucasus caves, focusing on the interplay between surface, ecotone, and subterranean habitats: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#ecotone #ecology #stygobionts
#ecotone #ecology #stygobionts
A large diversity of cave mites and other arthropods were uncovered in the Nullarbor caves in southern Australia, including two genera of Neotrombidiidae showing remarkable extremes in larval body form.
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September 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A large diversity of cave mites and other arthropods were uncovered in the Nullarbor caves in southern Australia, including two genera of Neotrombidiidae showing remarkable extremes in larval body form.
Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Coming to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology? You can win a free publication in a journal of your choice thanks to our publisher @pensoft.net !
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Registration now open for the 35th European Congress of Arachnology
Registration is now open for the 35th European Congress of Arachnology, which will take place in Zadar, Croatia, from August 31st to September 5th, 2025. Organised by the Ruđer Boškovi...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Coming to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology? You can win a free publication in a journal of your choice thanks to our publisher @pensoft.net !
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"If water is life, then groundwater is its lifeblood."
A forum paper on collaborative global eDNA study in groundwater ecosystems!
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A forum paper on collaborative global eDNA study in groundwater ecosystems!
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Advancing subterranean conservation through Global Research on eDNA in Groundwaters (GReG)
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August 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"If water is life, then groundwater is its lifeblood."
A forum paper on collaborative global eDNA study in groundwater ecosystems!
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A forum paper on collaborative global eDNA study in groundwater ecosystems!
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A new copepod species, the second endemic Elaphoidella for Vietnam, is described: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#endemicspecies #newspecies #stygobionts #biodiversity
#endemicspecies #newspecies #stygobionts #biodiversity
August 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A new copepod species, the second endemic Elaphoidella for Vietnam, is described: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#endemicspecies #newspecies #stygobionts #biodiversity
#endemicspecies #newspecies #stygobionts #biodiversity
An investigation of nucleolar organizer regions and C-heterochromatin in Turkish populations of the subterranean rodent Ellobius lutescens: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#cytogenetics #subterranean #rodents
#cytogenetics #subterranean #rodents
August 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
An investigation of nucleolar organizer regions and C-heterochromatin in Turkish populations of the subterranean rodent Ellobius lutescens: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#cytogenetics #subterranean #rodents
#cytogenetics #subterranean #rodents
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A new cave-dwelling species of the genus 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑎 is described from southwest China.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A new cave-dwelling species of the genus 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑎 is described from southwest China.
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#NewSpecies!
New atyid shrimp from #vietnam just swam by:
Caridina xuanlien
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A50CBB9C-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #CaridinaXuanlien
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
New atyid shrimp from #vietnam just swam by:
Caridina xuanlien
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A50CBB9C-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #CaridinaXuanlien
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
August 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
#NewSpecies!
New atyid shrimp from #vietnam just swam by:
Caridina xuanlien
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A50CBB9C-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #CaridinaXuanlien
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
New atyid shrimp from #vietnam just swam by:
Caridina xuanlien
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/A50CBB9C-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #CaridinaXuanlien
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
Gene expressions related to sensory communication in blind mole-rats may play a role in seismic vibration detection, this study suggests.
#echolocation #geneexpression #molerats
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#echolocation #geneexpression #molerats
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Contributions of molecular and cranial specializations for sensory adaptation in the subterranean blind mole rats (Nannospalax xanthodon)
The blind mole rats which have adapted excellently to subterranean life, exhibit remarkable navigation abilities despite structural regression in their visual systems and decline in auditory functions...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Gene expressions related to sensory communication in blind mole-rats may play a role in seismic vibration detection, this study suggests.
#echolocation #geneexpression #molerats
doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#echolocation #geneexpression #molerats
doi.org/10.3897/subt...
The only known extinct species of the beetle subfamily Catopocerinae (Leiodidae), Archaeocerus uenoi Perreau, 2019, is redescribed. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#extinction #fossils #taxonomy @dhaelewa.bsky.social @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social
#extinction #fossils #taxonomy @dhaelewa.bsky.social @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The only known extinct species of the beetle subfamily Catopocerinae (Leiodidae), Archaeocerus uenoi Perreau, 2019, is redescribed. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#extinction #fossils #taxonomy @dhaelewa.bsky.social @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social
#extinction #fossils #taxonomy @dhaelewa.bsky.social @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social
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We made a few terabytes of images, which were reconstructed to create 3D images over the past couple of years by Michel back in Paris, resulting in this paper!
Doesn't it still look like he has the ~99 million year old wind blowing through his antennae?
Doesn't it still look like he has the ~99 million year old wind blowing through his antennae?
July 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We made a few terabytes of images, which were reconstructed to create 3D images over the past couple of years by Michel back in Paris, resulting in this paper!
Doesn't it still look like he has the ~99 million year old wind blowing through his antennae?
Doesn't it still look like he has the ~99 million year old wind blowing through his antennae?
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Back in 2022, @dhaelewa.bsky.social, Iva Njunjić (@taxonexpeditions.bsky.social), Warre van Caenegem and I went to the Synchrotron in Grenoble to image very small fossil beetles in very small pieces of amber. The resulting paper is now out! (With more to come)
subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/1542...
subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/1542...
Redescription of the Cretaceous species Archaeocerus uenoi Perreau, 2019 based on synchrotron radiation micro-tomography and nano-tomography (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Catopocerinae)
The only known extinct species of the subfamily Catopocerinae (Leiodidae), Archaeocerus uenoi Perreau, 2019, is redescribed. The female is described for the first time and the internal morphology (gen...
subtbiol.pensoft.net
July 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Back in 2022, @dhaelewa.bsky.social, Iva Njunjić (@taxonexpeditions.bsky.social), Warre van Caenegem and I went to the Synchrotron in Grenoble to image very small fossil beetles in very small pieces of amber. The resulting paper is now out! (With more to come)
subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/1542...
subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/1542...