Ayalon Cave

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Q412008




The Ayalon Cave is a large limestone cave near Ramla, Israel, with a worldwide unique ecosystem. As photosynthesis is not possible inside the completely dark cave, the food chain that developed inside is solely based on bacteria capable of chemosynthesis: the bacteria are consuming the inorganic matter available in the groundwater, and then themselves become the organic food source for the rest of the food chain. As of 2021, Ayalon Cave was one of less than 10 such subterranean ecosystems known in the world, with each of them being distinctly different from the rest. Eight new invertebrate species were discovered there in April 2006 - four seawater and freshwater crustaceans along with four terrestrial animals, one of them a species of blind scorpion – with many more expected to be discovered.
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Location: 31.9103, 34.9275, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Centre for National Crisis Management ⓘ
    Israel underground command bunker
  • Avshalom Cave ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Ayalon Cave ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Ha-Teomim cave ⓘ
    cave and nature reserve in Israel
  • Ha'Uma cave ⓘ
    cave in Jerusalem, Israel
  • Luzit Caves ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Me‘arot Bareqet ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Me‘arot Pa‘amon ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Me‘arot Saggafim ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Mughr Abū Muḩaysin ⓘ
  • Qesem Cave ⓘ
    Archaeological site
  • Shuqba cave ⓘ
    cave and archaeological site in the West Bank
  • Tinshemet cave ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Unknown ⓘ
  • Unknown ⓘ
  • Unknown ⓘ
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Unknown ⓘ
  • Unknown ⓘ
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערות חני ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערות משואה ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערות עבוד ⓘ
  • מערות רסן ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערות שובב ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערת אח ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערת בעלן ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערת הצדיק ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערת זכרי ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערת עדלים ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • מערת שמשון ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • B'nai B'rith cave ⓘ
    cave in Israel
  • Kerem Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel in southwest Jerusalem, Israel
  • Nordau Portal ⓘ
    railway tunnel portal of the Dankal Green Line
  • Tel Aviv-Jerusalem New Railroad - tunnel 4 ⓘ
  • מנהרת הרכבת ליד מחלף שפירים ⓘ
  • מנהרה 3 בקו הרכבת המהיר לירושלים ⓘ
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סינון מיםסינון מים
פיר אנכיפיר אנכי
דיגום מיםדיגום מים
AYYALONIA DIMENTMANIAYYALONIA DIMENTMANI
Ayyalonia dimentmaniAyyalonia dimentmani
Ayyalon cave poolAyyalon cave pool
Ayyalon cave cross sectionAyyalon cave cross section
Tethysbaena ophelicolaTethysbaena ophelicola
Ayyalon cave crittersAyyalon cave critters
Tethysbaena ophelicola, sub-adultsTethysbaena ophelicola, sub-adults
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitebunker2002Centre for National Crisis ManagementMinistry of Defense, deep bunker, command post, military baseWikidata
    sitecaveAvshalom Caveshow caveWikidata
    sitecaveAyalon CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveHa-Teomim cavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveHa'Uma cavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveLuzit CavescaveWikidata
    sitecaveMe‘arot BareqetcaveWikidata
    sitecaveMe‘arot Pa‘amoncaveWikidata
    sitecaveMe‘arot SaggafimcaveWikidata
    sitecaveMughr Abū MuḩaysincaveWikidata
    sitecaveQesem Cavearchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveShuqba cavearchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveTinshemet cavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערות חניcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערות משואהcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערות עבודcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערות רסןcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערות שובבcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערת אחcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערת בעלןcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערת הצדיקcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערת זכריcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערת עדליםcaveWikidata
    sitecaveמערת שמשוןcaveWikidata
    sitecave1959B'nai B'rith cavecenotaph, caveWikidata
    sitetunnelKerem Tunnelcycling tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelNordau Portaltunnel portal, cut and cover tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelTel Aviv-Jerusalem New Railroad - tunnel 4railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelמנהרת הרכבת ליד מחלף שפיריםrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel2012מנהרה 3 בקו הרכבת המהיר לירושליםrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageסינון מים Commons
    commonsimageפיר אנכי Commons
    commonsimageדיגום מים Commons
    commonsimageAYYALONIA DIMENTMANI Commons
    commonsimageAyyalonia dimentmani Commons
    commonsimageAyyalon cave pool Commons
    commonsimageAyyalon cave cross section Commons
    commonsimageTethysbaena ophelicola Commons
    commonsimageAyyalon cave critters Commons
    commonsimageTethysbaena ophelicola, sub-adults Commons
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