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Scientists discover Dulcibella Camanchaca, a ghostly predator shrimp in Chile’s Atacama Trench. Thriving 8,000m deep, it reveals secrets of life in extreme ocean depths.
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Scientists find ‘killer ghost shrimp’ 8,000 metres below surface that looks like something from Predator vs Alien

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Last updated: 2024/12/16 at 3:23 PM
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The 'killer ghost shrimp' aka Dulcibella Camanchaca which was discovered 8,000 metres below the surface of the sea. (Jam Press/Johanna Weston/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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Scientists have discovered a killer ghost ‘shrimp’ underwater that looks like something straight out of the Predator vs Alien movies.

The Dulcibella Camanchaca is a crustacean with a ghostly white appearance.

It lurks 8,000 metres below the surface.

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Marine biologists discovered that the predator has adapted to thrive in pitch-black conditions in crushingly high pressures.

While it only measures to be 1.58 inches (4cm) in length, it has specialised raptorial appendages which it uses to capture its prey.

Scientists discover Dulcibella Camanchaca, a ghostly predator shrimp in Chile’s Atacama Trench. Thriving 8,000m deep, it reveals secrets of life in extreme ocean depths.
A diagram of the ‘killer ghost shrimp’ aka Dulcibella Camanchaca which was discovered 8,000 metres below the surface of the sea. (Jam Press/Johanna Weston/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

A first of its kind, it is thought that the creature feeds on other small amphipods.

The eerie crustacean has a long tail and several legs, with an elongated head.

It lives in the world’s hadal zone – named so after Hades, the mythological god of the underworld – which is the deepest part of the ocean ranging from between 3.7 to 6.8 miles in depth.

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The discovery of the deadly shrimp sheds light on the surprising creatures that have evolved to survive in one of the most extreme environments.

It was found by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía (IMO).

The finding has been classed as one of the first large, active predatory amphipods ever to be documented in the hadal zone, as reported by What’s The Jam.

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Scientists discover Dulcibella Camanchaca, a ghostly predator shrimp in Chile’s Atacama Trench. Thriving 8,000m deep, it reveals secrets of life in extreme ocean depths.
A map of the location of the newly discovered aka Dulcibella Camanchaca. (Jam Press/Johanna Weston/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

A study published on 27 November states that the alien-like animal lives in a region once thought to be inhabitable.

Scientists came across the Dulcibella Camanchaca in the Atacama Trench, located in Chile, during an expedition in 2023.

The Atacama Trench is also known as the Peru-Chile Trench as it runs along the coast of the two countries.

It is over 4.97 miles (8km) deep in certain areas.

Despite the extreme conditions which lie at such depth, hadal zones are far from barren.

Dozens of species thrive there with every new finding providing insight into how animals can evolve to live in such a harsh environment.

The exact reason behind the surprising debut of the critter is currently a mystery.

Scientists discover Dulcibella Camanchaca, a ghostly predator shrimp in Chile’s Atacama Trench. Thriving 8,000m deep, it reveals secrets of life in extreme ocean depths.
The ‘killer ghost shrimp’ aka Dulcibella Camanchaca which was discovered 8,000 metres below the surface of the sea. (Jam Press/Johanna Weston/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

A brand new observation station has been established by the IMO in the location where the Dulcibella lives.

It is hoped that there will be more new species to follow following another expedition of the region which took place in October.

The WHOI are also pushing to make exciting advances on the sea floor as part of a project called DeepZoo.

DeepZoo is a new biodiversity sampler which is set to visit hydrothermal vents at the East Pacific Rise in January.

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