[5] Despite these daunting conditions, the cave boasts very high levels of biodiversity, with dozens of species having been discovered, with about 75% only living in this system.

[1] The fauna of Movile cave are notable due to being cut off from the rest of the world for about 5.5 million years, and thus are important for looking into the evolution of various groups.

This species also has brachyptery, a condition in animals that indicates short, or at very least reduced wings, which is not that surprising considering its entirely aquatic lifestyle.

These microorganisms appear to form the base of Movile cave's food web, in the place of the sun, bat guano, and other sources.

[7][8] This water scorpion fills the role of top predator in the cave's waterways, alongside undescribed members of the Dendrocoelum and Haemopis genera.