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RE: The Dark, Dark World of Movile Cave: Troglobites Part 1
Yeah, there are a lot of interesting bugs out there that metabolize sulfur compounds. Back in a past life I used to study an archaeon called Sulfolobus solfataricus which is a both a sulfur metabolizing bug, a hyperthermophile and an acidophile (75 C, pH 2). The harsh conditions in which life thrives is quite a fascinating topic.
Halophiles are also really interesting to me as they are able to survive in such incredibly SALTY conditions, ones which would suck the life (water) out of any normal organism.
Woah cool. I deliberately avoided the word extremophile and going into that area cuz I think it's a little overdone by this point, so I just said it's not special heh, but it seems you've delved even deeper into it! bacteria can seemingly metabolize anything, even plastic
A little bit overdone? Tch, most people don't even realize that Archaea are a separate branch of life from bacteria. ;)