Cryptic remains of tiny animals have turned up in an Antarctic lake
Mud from Lake Mercer revealed crushed critters that resembled spiders and worms
![drilling into Lake Mercer](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/011819_mt_antarctica_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
LONG WAY DOWN Mud drawn from an Antarctic lake buried underneath a kilometer of ice contains what appear to be remnants of animals like crustaceans and water bears.
Billy Collins/SALSA Science Team