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A group of Australian divers recently discovered three new species when diving in the Pearse Resurgence, a cave in New Zealand’s Mt. Arthur Range that is one of the world’s deepest flooded caves. They found a never before seen transparent amphipod, a species of worm, and a tiny snail.

The completely colorless amphipod was found on worn rock faces in the cave and was described by one of the divers as “a beautiful animal.” The gastropod snail—at only 1.55mm in diameter—was tiny and found in the fine sand in the main shaft of the cave. Likewise, the worm was also found in the sandy sediments.

Read more about this recent discovery here.