PLACES TO VISIT ANTARCTICA | GUIDE FOR TRAVEL TO ANTARCTICA

  Most  kind in Antarctica seem to be the descendants of group that lived there millions of years ago. As such, they must have survived multiple glacial cycles. The species lived  the periods of extremely cold climate in isolated warmer areas, such as those with geothermal heat or areas that remained ice-free throughout the colder climate.  weakened  life of Antarctica includes species of microscopic mites such as Alaskozetes antarcticus, lice, nematodes, tardigrades, rotifers, krill and springtails. The few terrestrial vertebrates are limited to the sub-Antarctic islands.[112] The non-violent  midge Belgica antarctica, the largest purely terrestrial animal in Antarctica, reaches 6 mm (1⁄4 in) in size.[113] Antarctic krill, which assesemble  in large schools, is the central stone species of the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean, being an important food organism for whales, seals, leopard seals, fur seals, squid, icefish, and many bird species, such as pe...