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Its ability to adapt is unbelievable: they can withstand anything from the warm temperatures of Monbassa down almost to the point of freezing in the frozen crevices of the Marianas. There are barely half a dozen documented species, but it is estimated that just one teaspoon of sea mud is home to millions of specimens. Such is its ominous presence that if all the matter in the Universe were destroyed, our world would still be recognisable thanks to them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"papiroga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53196438110545,"sku":"Hidrofila","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/7361\/8257\/files\/1301-thickbox_default-HIDROFILA_8e4e0fcc-3235-4f87-a39e-1c00819ec516.webp?v=1772623312"},{"product_id":"busanito-verde","title":"Green worm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe line between the real and the imaginary is a delicate one. 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But, thanks to its ability to adapt, little by little these specimens were able to demonstrate their inexhaustible talent: they began by raising the alarm about a supposed warming of the waters, continuing with the presence of objects on the seabed and finally with sightings of unidentified ships of humanoid beings. Terrifying, isn’t it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"papiroga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53196440928593,"sku":"Fantasma_de_mar","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/7361\/8257\/files\/1303-thickbox_default-FANTASMA-DE-MAR_47a62e28-0287-4c91-a07c-7b58f0498fb4.webp?v=1772623335"},{"product_id":"microalgas","title":"Microalgae","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe microorganisms of the Mariana Trench are a box of surprises. 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It was unlike any living animal: a serpentine neck projected from a rotund body equipped with four hydrodynamic legs, culminating in a smiling face complete with turban and earrings. And, on both sides, maracas. Although the surprising discovery would be completed years later with one of his oceanic brothers, contemporary scientific literature did not recognise his merits. 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