Scientists discovered tiny worms in deep earth where it was thought creatures could not survive, Science News reported.
The discovery of the worm “Halicephalobus mephisto,” and “Plectus aquatilis,” found 1.3 kilometers deep in South African mines, hints that habitable environments may exist on other planets, such as Mars, according to the report.
They are the deepest-living known “multi-cellular” organism and survive up to 41 degrees Celsius and at very low level of oxygen.
Dr. Gaeton Borgonie of the University of Ghent in Belgium found them in the samples of water and soil from the South African gold mines by placing filters over the mines’ bore-holes.
The report showed that the water in which the worms were found is at least several thousands years old and the scientist believed that the animals originally lived on the surface but were washed down through the crack by rainwater.
Source: YonHap
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