Observing The Insides

It would come to pass that the scientists would soon discover that “The water in Movile Cave comes from a deep underground reservoir.” And if that wasn’t perplexing enough, they found that the water “Comes from spongy sandstones where it has lain for 25,000 years.” And yet, this didn’t explain how the strange creatures inside were able to survive.

A Spongy, Frothy Foam

This spongy, frothy foam that would sit upon the water inside the cave is what would actually supply food particles to the eerie creatures that lived inside the cave. According to scientist Rich Bodin, the particles that float on the top of the water look like “floating film, which looks like wet tissue paper and can even be torn like paper.” He added to this explanation that it, “Contains millions upon millions of bacteria known as ‘autotrophs’.”