Kentucky Cave Shrimp
Usually Found: Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, USA
The Kentucky Cave Shrimp is found in caves all over the U.S. State of Kentucky. You can see them in Barren County, Edmonson County, Hart County, and Warren County. It should be pointed out, however, that are mostly found in the Mammoth Cave National Park in Central Kentucky. Here the shrimp feeds mostly on sediments that washed into the cage from the movement of groundwater.
Unlike other shrimp, this species does not have any eyes and its shell does not have a pigment. In fact, the species is almost entirely transparent. This too is not shocking to see for an animal that exclusively spends its time inside caves, as it does not see or experience any sunlight.