Eyeless Giant Crab Spider Discovered in Laos
A arachnologist from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt has discovered the first eyeless giant crab spider ever recorded, in a cave in Laos. The blind cave spider, dubbed Sinopoda …
August 2012 Archive
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The Calls of Dead Bats Revived as Electronic Music
August 9, 2012 / Vermont, United States, North AmericaA New Mexico-based digital media artist has revived the calls of bats, killed off from white-nose syndrome, as an electronic techno recording. Andrea Polli, an artist in residence at Woodstock’s …
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Ask Cavers: What is the Best Caving Snack?
August 8, 2012When you take a break in a cave to have a snack, you need something that can handle being battered around a bit. Bananas, although delicious, are usually out of …
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Philippine Caves Declared National Cultural Treasure
August 8, 2012 / Philippines, AsiaThe Tabon Caves Complex was recently declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines. Located on Lipuun Point near Quezon in Palawan province, the 29 caves …
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International Union of Speleology Launches New Website
August 7, 2012The International Union of Speleology (UIS) recently launched a major upgrade to it’s website. The upgraded site includes all the old information about the UIS, including it’s commissions and publications, …
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Ancient Elephant Bones Found in Spanish Cave
The bones of an ancient elephant have been discovered in a Spanish cave. An archaeological excavation in Cova del Rinoceront (Rhinoceros’ cave) near Barcelona uncovered the partial skeleton of a …
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Poll: Do you use rechargeable batteries in your caving gear?
August 6, 2012When you’re underground it is essential that your electronic gear, such as lights, work. We’ve been wondering, do you give the job of powering your vital equipment to single use …
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Scouts Rescued From Flooded Tasmanian Cave
Members of a southern Tasmania scout troop had to be rescued on Saturday after they found the exit from Bradley Chesterman cave was flooded. The group of 10 Venturer scouts …
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Teen Kayakers Rescued from Irish Cave
Two teenager kayakers were rescued early this morning after taking shelter in cave in County Cork, on the southern tip of Ireland. The search for the two 17-year-old males, which …
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This Week on CaveChat: July 29th – August 4th, 2012 Edition
August 4, 2012CaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
