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The long, tenacious roots of the 'ohi'a wend their way through the cracks and penetrate deep into the rock in search of trapped water and nutrients |
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Their quest leads them to a remarkable subterranean world |
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Once, a raging torrent of lava flowed right through here |
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When it stopped, this was all that remained - a lava tube, pitch black, constantly damp and very cold |
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Can anything survive in this harsh world? Amazingly, yes |
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Patches of bacteria line the walls, feeding on the minerals in the volcanic rock itself |
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But that's not all |
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This is the small-eyed big-eyed hunting spider - a curious name for any spider, let alone one whose eyes barely function |
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But in total darkness, eyes are little use |
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Although he can't see it, the spider has company |