am ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁well - known ▁of ▁these ▁c aves . ▁ ▁The ▁cave ▁is ▁located ▁around ▁ 3   km ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁G utt ik onda ▁village , ▁which ▁lies ▁ 2 3   km ▁from ▁G ur az ala , ▁in ▁the ▁G unt ur ▁district . ▁ ▁Bi ology ▁▁ ▁No ▁publications ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁bi ology ▁of ▁the ▁cave ▁till ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁Mr . ▁Sh ab ud din ▁Sh a ik , ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁M . ▁Sc ▁zo ology ▁student ▁of ▁Ach ary a ▁Nag ar j una ▁University , ▁who ▁discovered ▁tiny ▁mil ky ▁white ▁creature ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁cave ▁G uth ik onda . ▁Later ▁is op od ▁tax onom ist ▁decided ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁new ▁chapter ▁in ▁Indian ▁Ph re ato ic idea ▁and ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁genus ▁and ▁species ▁and ▁named ▁as ▁And h rac o ides ▁sh ab ud din ▁ ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Sh ab ud din ▁Sh a ik ▁by ▁naming ▁the ▁new ▁species ▁for ▁" his ▁child - like ▁curiosity ▁and ▁inher ent ▁scientific ▁interest ▁at ▁Tax onomy , ▁B iod iversity ▁& ▁his ▁ ▁concern ▁for ▁environment ." ▁ ▁The ▁pl ank ton ▁samples ▁of ▁the ▁cave ▁po ols , ▁however , ▁yield ed ▁only ▁a ▁dense ▁population ▁of ▁st yg oph il ic ▁Mes oc yc lo ps ▁sp ▁also ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁visit . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in