Un mundo oculto

A nivel microscópico, la tierra de la Selva Negra en Alemania alberga un reino fantástico, uno que también encontramos en ecosistemas boscosos de todo el mundo.

- FERRIS JABR

This newly discovered species is one of nearly 1,300 known types of tardigrades. It was found in the moss of dead tree barks in the Black Forest of Germany. The creature, too small to be distinguished by the naked eye, is part of billions of life forms on the forest floor that are essential to the health of the planet.

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TAKE A HANDFUL FROM THE SOIL OF THE BLACK FOREST IN GERMANY, TONGASS FOREST IN ALASKA OR WAIPOUA IN NEW ZEALAND. CLOSE IT TO YOUR EYES.

Do you see?

EARTH, OF COURSE. Smooth, fertile, dark as cocoa powder. Also, pine needles and decaying leaves. Moss or lichen particles. The pale accordion of an inverted mushroom. Perhaps an earthworm squirming out of the light or an ant bewildered by the sudden change in altitude.

Sue Grayston knows there is much more.