Ayalon Cave
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title:
Ayalon Cave
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The Ayalon Cave is a large limestone cave near Ramla, Israel, with a worldwide unique ecosystem. As photosynthesis is not possible inside the completely dark cave, the food chain that developed inside is solely based on bacteria capable of chemosynthesis: the bacteria are consuming the anorganic matter available in the groundwater, and then themselves become the organic food source for the rest of the food chain. As of 2021, Ayalon Cave was one of less than 10 such subterranean ecosystems known
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Cave near Ramla, Israel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayalon_Cave
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date modified:
2024-04-24T08:46:07Z
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