total darkness

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One species, Lepidepecreum myla, was named for a video game character, with the author noting that both 'are just little arthropods trying to survive in total darkness.'

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Macleod agrees: "Turn off torches and car headlights, and stop looking at your phone because the light from the screen can affect your eyes acclimatising and adjusting to the total darkness."

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

As the sub dropped below 200 metres, the last traces of light disappeared, and indigo faded into total darkness.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Some parts of the country have been left in total darkness for days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

If Chapter Eleven left a light on for more than a minute, he returned to total darkness.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides