Meet the Rare Insect That Lives on Perito Moreno Glacier

hidden in the Patagonian Andes of Argentina lives a rare and remarkable creature the andera willink also known as the pearl of the Andes or Dragon of Patagonia this tiny Glacier stonefly measuring just 1.5 CM spends its entire life on the surface of the perito morno glacier feeding on bacteria brought by the wind due to its extreme habitat and Tiny size this unique insect was long believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 2001 living on a nearby glacier