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Rocks hanging from the ceiling, rocks in like tiny mountain,  it's all brown and rocks are just everywhere, it looks bumpy, and if there wasn't light then it would be really dark.

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Maybe some very sharp edges.

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Maybe some stuff that's not very easy to umm break or rip

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When you think of cave animals, you may think of bats or bears but cave life is much more diversified. When I speak of cave animals, I am referring to various groups in the animal kingdom, including mammals, fish, insects and crustaceans.

Troglophiles

Many animals use cave entrances as shelters for sleeping, hibernation, safety and reproduction but are not true cave dwellers. The animals that only use the area of a cave near the entrance can be referred to as troglophiles.

These might be smaller mammals like:

Or larger mammals like bears, sheep, cattle, and even elephants in some African caves.

Insects include:

Reptiles such as salamanders, frogs and snakes can be found near cave entrances escaping the heat.

Birds such as swifts, swallows, owls and vultures sometimes use cave entrances for nesting.

Troglobites

An animal that only lives in caves and does not venture out is called a troglobiont or stygobiont for aquatic species but they are both usually referred to as troglobites.

True troglobites often have physical adaptations to cave life such as reduced or no vision, elongated appendages and loss of pigment (no color). For example:

Snails that live in caves often have thin white shells and smaller eyes.

Blind cave fish often have no eyes at all and no color.

The Kauai Cave Wolf Spider also has no eyes.

These adaptations most likely evolved over several million years.
Bats are not true troglobites because they only use caves for sleep and reproduction. Many people assume that they are blind because they use echolocation (sonar) to find their prey when they go out to feed but they actually can see.

Salamanders are common in the southern USA, especially Texas. The troglobiontic species are all lungless and breath with gills.

A very interesting animal, similar to a salamander and sometimes called a "white salamander" is Proteus anguinus or " Human Fish ".

Cave fish mostly live in cave streams and probably got there from surface streams that are swallowed by caves.

Crustaceans, including crabs, shrimp and crayfish are often the largest animals in a cave. But even then, the endangered Alabama cave shrimp is less than an inch long.

The smallest kind of cave animal is a microbe. One cave microbe is Epsilonproteobacteria. That's a big name for a tiny animal but it plays a big role. It actually plays a part in the formation of the cave itself by dissolving calcium carbonate. The gypsum that is left behind is easily dissolved by water. About 10% of the world's caves may be formed in this way.

Another microorganism that is more common and more easily seen in caves is a b acteria called actinomycete. Their colonies form fluorescent white dots on moist rock. They play a critical role in the processing and breakdown of organic matter.

It is estimated that there are around 50,000 different species of troglobites worldwide if all were accounted for but we will probably never discover them all. Still, new species are being discovered all the time.

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Cave Animals are More Than Bats and Bears

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When you think of cave animals, you may think of bats or bears but cave life is much more diversified. When I speak of cave animals, I am referring to various groups in the animal kingdom, including mammals, fish, insects and crustaceans.

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So you want to go on one of our caving trips? Great! Here's what you need:

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The air in Crystal Cave is essentially saturated with water vapor which makes the relative humidity close to 100%. This high humidity is the result of moisture (water and carbonic acid) constantly seeping through the roof, walls, and floor of the cave. The constant temperature of the cave allows the high humidity to be maintained indefinitely.

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What To Wear and Bring | Alberta Speleological Society

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Cavers usually wear coveralls over long pants, a shirt and a sweater. On an all-day trip some wear long underwear as well, for warmth during rests and delays. If you do not have coveralls, we suggest slipping on an extra pair of pants at the entrance.

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Waterproof fabrics are fabrics that are inherently, or have been treated to become, resistant to penetration by water and wetting. The term "waterproof" refers to conformance to a governing specification and specific conditions of a laboratory test method.

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Mark Anders "backpack basics." Boy's Life.

Mark Anders gives the basics on backpacks. I learned that if you get a ill fitting backpack then it will make you're walk a nightmare.

The ways that it could help with making it is so that we know that sometimes bigger isn't better and also that extra things are nice but not necessary. It also has to fit your body and it has to fit the backpacking.

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The cavpak was designed to help out with many things while spelunking. One of the things is charging stuff without using the sun to do so. In the Cavpak there is charging ports that you can plug anything into them, so you can be alert.
The way that this helps is when you are on a quest in a cave and one of your devices run out of battery then you can plug that device in you just have to remember to bring the charging cord it's very simple .

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Caves.org "cave safety."

Cave safety gives what to do and what not to do when going into caves.

This can help us to know what they might need while going into the caves. It can also help us know the essentials that cavers use.

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In various parts of the country, the equipment needed for a safe and comfortable cave trip may differ from what we have listed here. It would be wise to check with a caver in the area where you want to go caving to find out if any equipment, other than that listed below, or your usual equipment stash, may be needed.