Scientists now believe that much of the life on Earth is barely
able to fog a mirror, as it were. The deep-sea microbes may be
an extreme example of a laid-back norm. Most of Earth life,
measured by numbers, is not rambunctious and charismatic like
life in the sunshine, nor is it akin to the microbes that grow
quickly in a laboratory petri dish. Rather, it’s kind of boring
— living out of sight, below the surface, in total darkness,
using energy slowly and efficiently. –Ancient life, millions of
years old and barely alive, found beneath ocean floor – The
Washington Post.