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A 2-inch albino crustacean is the largest of new species found in Israel.

8 new species found in a cave

A sealed ecosystem deep below ground

By Matthew Kalman
Globe Correspondent / June 1, 2006

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JERUSALEM -- A chance discovery by a teenage spelunker has revealed the existence of eight new animal species in an underground cave in Israel, including the first terrestrial animal with no known relative found only in a cave, scientists announced yesterday. (Full article: 1046 words)

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