28/04/2025
The “Worm Hole” - one of many vertical shafts in Thailand’s Boh Yai heavy metal mines. Named not for the pipe, but for mysterious copper-colored cave worms found deep inside a flooded staircase. Could it be a new species? Time (and science) will tell.
divers: Karrsten Heinrich, Jay Lengel, Mika Lindström
photo: Mikko Paasi
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