3 Questions: Life in Caves

Discovery-News.com: Karst ecologist Mike Slay talks about the some of the scariest and grossest moments he's had down in the caves. Jorge Ribas gets the dirt.

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[kenshinous]

That 2 pieces of reflective tapes owned him :p

[Shad0wBlah]

If you want to learn about how animals evolve differently in different environment you might need to go in one. Or maybe just looking for minerals in the older days.

[dollycarcass]

this has got to be the most coolest dudes ever. I wish I could have these adventures!!!

[khryzalids]

aliens!! that wasnt reflective tapes..

[JumpStop1]

yeah, but thats the thing, i can let other people do it who are trained for that. I don't do caves haha

[ryanhocstetler]

lol reflective tape

[legendaryPokedex]

nice! ;}

[JumpStop1]

there is absolutely NO reason for me to ever be in a cave, hahah, that is pretty cool though

[miragebird]

Aww dude, dead bats floating everywhere? gross, I wouldn't be able to sleep well for a couple days.

[TippmannHawk]

sweet