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>Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of the ocean, the greenhouse gas is a nourishing meal for some of the world’s most mysterious creatures, new research suggests. Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the US West Coast that could be teaming up with bacteria to thrive off gas bubbling from the seafloor in sparsely studied marine habitats known as methane seeps thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface.

Archive: https://archive.today/Sqogd From the post: >>Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of the ocean, the greenhouse gas is a nourishing meal for some of the world’s most mysterious creatures, new research suggests. Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the US West Coast that could be teaming up with bacteria to thrive off gas bubbling from the seafloor in sparsely studied marine habitats known as methane seeps thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface.
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After marine life dies, it sinks to the seafloor and becomes buried

The hell it does "become buried". Take a whale for example that floats when it dies. Sharks will come for miles and eat it until there isnt enough blubber to keep it buoyant, and then it sinks. Ancient sharks, crabs and other scavengers come and eat all flesh from the bones. Then finally, specialized worms find their way and completely break down the bones. No organic material that sinks to the bottom of the ocean will go unmissed and left to just rot.