In an underground cave of southern China, an eyeless river creature with an externally “visible” skull moved through the dark waters. Its hard-to-reach home helped it go largely unnoticed.

Some species of cave-dwelling spiders lack eyes but still maintain the ability to sense light, which likely protects them from the arid environments at the sunny mouths of caves ...

These large, eyeless, cave-adapted arachnids are described as pale, slow-moving, and graceful, known for building very large, intricate webs.

Scientists found ‘solitary’ animals with no eyes in caves of Bahia and discovered new species: Elina’s long-legged cave spider, study said.

Environmentalists summoned the Fish and Wildlife Service back to federal court Tuesday in an effort to secure Endangered Species Act protections for a cave-dwelling Tennessee salamander.

In a dark underground cave in Brazil, an eyeless creature felt its way along the rocky walls. The “pale” animal had a “solitary” existence — until it caught the attention of spelunking ...

Andy Gluesenkamp snorkels through part of Honey Creek Cave in search of eyeless salamanders on July 6. The longest known cave in Texas, Honey Creek is located on private land in Comal County, Texas.

In a dark underground cave in Brazil, an eyeless creature felt its way along the rocky walls. The “pale” animal had a “solitary” existence — until it caught the attention of spelunking ...

Explore Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest cave system on Earth, featuring the richest known habitat for cave wildlife in the world.