Biology of Lavatubes
The Rock Eaters & other Extremophiles
Geology of Lavatubes: Instant caves from liquid rock.
Biology of Lavatubes: The Rock Eaters and other Extremophiles.
Extraterrestrial Caves: The ET Underground and the search for life.
Close-up of Lake Cave wall. View area approximately .5m. Photo by G. Frederick
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Lake Cave: Scanning Electron Microscope Images
Overview of microbial wall communities, Lake Cave. Note extensive filaments of various sizes draping across fields of fuzzy cell bodies. M. Spilde & P. Boston.
Closer view showing cell and filament textures. Some of the webby material draped across cells is probably dehydrated biofilm. M. Spilde & P. Boston.
Closeup of organism textures. Surface of cells and filaments are frequently sites of mineral precipitation.