These cave-dwelling monsters lay the groundwork for stories ... Meet the blind cave dragon: an amphibious creature also known as the olm or the proteus, which lives deep in mountain caves.

The olm (Proteus anguinus) also has undeveloped eyes. These cave-dwelling salamanders have electroreceptors that enable them to sense approaching predators and prey. Although sunlight doesn't reach ...

attenboroughii infecting the spiders Metellina merianae and Meta menardi, both cave-dwelling orb weavers that are found in Europe. The first sighting of the peculiar fungus has a colorful ...

With its flesh-colored skin and flat head framed by fluffy gills, the cave-dwelling olm looks very similar to the axolotl. Yet, make no mistake: unlike the perpetually smiling axolotl, these ...