Anurida stereoodorata

Voronija cave system

Anurida stereoodorata is a species of springtails (arthropod) endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave of the Krubera Cave system in Georgia. It is one of the deepest terrestrial animals ever found on Earth, living at >1,800 metres (5,900 ft) below the cave entrance.[1][2]

It was discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010.[3]

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