Theory of evolution and the unknown species discovered in a cave in Israel

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Geologists from Jerusalem's Hebrew university have discovered eight unknown species in an underground cave in Ramla, Israel. Species of crustaceans and scorpion-like invertebrates were found in a cave with lake and a unique ecosystem. Bacteria served as the food for these animals, which were totally cut off from the world.

The most astonishing part is that none of the animals have eyes. The ecosystem of the cave dates back to 5 million years ago. During this period the present day Israel was covered by the Mediterranean Sea.

Each new species discovered from the dark corners of earth only strengthens the theory of evolution. When we humans wander into the deep interiors of earth, we are finding such marvelous species which have evolved and lived for 5 million years without the support of any supernatural form. To live in such conditions adaptation to the environment is very much necessary which all species have been doing for millions of years. Those that have failed to adapt to the environment have perished or either change the form. Some of the animals found in New Zealand are a classic example of how animals adapt to the environment and attain a different stature from their cousins found in other parts of the world.

Such discoveries should open the eyes of people who are killing people and animals and destroying nature in the name of religion. They should look into nature to find answers to questions like from where did I come from? Or to where will I go?

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More on the unknown species

The origin of this story appears to be a press release by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, dated 31 May. I have not yet found any primary literature (scholarly scientific papers) describing this finding.

Ironically, the cave in which these animals were found would have remained forever unknown to science if it had not been uncovered by a commercial enterprise (a quarry). An uncomfortably large number of scientific discoveries have been made as a result of activities that are "destroying nature".

Striking as such curiosities are, it is not necessary to go to such extremes to find new species on Earth. It's been estimated that some 20% of invertebrate animals in the sea belong to species that have not yet been given names. For bacteria, it's more like 99%. Much information on how the world works is locked in these species and their evolutionary history.

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Well said...thanks for more details on the unknown species.

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