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No longer is the world a mystery some believe. How
wrong they are. Every year, scientists find new species of animals,
incredible new species that they never thought could exist. Not just a
few, but thousands, they have found so many that they are still naming
them.
It’s time to be amazed. Here is a list of what they have found and named
for 2015.
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1. The Flic-Flac Spider
This new species of spider was found in Morocco. This intriguing little
guy has the amazing ability to do a handspring and cartwheel itself out
of danger. |
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2. Crop Circle Pufferfish
For over 20 years, scientists have been trying to determine what animal
or plant was making circles on the floor by Amami-Oshima coast. They
finally did, meet the newest species of pufferfish. The circles are made
by the male to attract female Pufferfish. The males design a nest where
eggs will be laid.The crop circles made by the male puffer fish to
attract the female.The crop circles made by the male puffer fish to
attract the female. |
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3. Electrical Sea Slug
This sea slug was found near Onna Village in Japan. Scientists believe
that this particular sea slug is the ‘missing link’. This sea slug falls
between sea slugs that feed on corals specifically and those that feed
on hydroids. |
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4. X-Phyla
With a look of a mushroom, this new species was found 3,200 feet off
Point Hicks (Australia) on the sea floor, tiny and difficult to see.
Scientists still know very little about this particular animal, which
they feel is related the jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones. They hope
to learn more once they can collect more specimens and conduct DNA
analysis. |
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5. Bone House Wasp
Found typically in China, this new wasp has a unique method of
protecting its offspring. When it creates nests in stems, the wasp
creates cells. It lays an egg and places a dead spider in there to
nourish the egg. She then seals off that particular cell and creates
another in the same fashion. For the last cell, she doesn’t use a spider
but rather uses dead ant bodies. The ants’ bodies release a chemical
that covers the scent of the wasp larvae, protecting them from
predators.The nest cell this incredible insect builds to protects its
larvae.
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6. Walking Stick
This new walking stick insect that has been found in the Tam Dao
National Park in Vietnam is not the longest. Even at 9 inches,
scientists now realize, that there are numerous walking sticks that
remain undiscovered and that the knowledge that scientists have about
these creatures is very limited and far from being complete.
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7. Fanged Frog
Found in the Sulawesi Island. This new species of frog is the only one
that can reproduce ‘live’ tadpoles. Let me stress that again, live
tadpoles, all other frogs species lay eggs. What remains a mystery to
scientists is how these amphibians are capable of having live tadpoles.
Amazing isn’t it.
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8. Bracycephalus Frog
The Cloud Forests of Brazil is where scientist have found these seven
new species of Braccycephalus frog. These frogs found in this area are
barely 1cm long and have been found in a variety of color. They have
poisonous skin that is rough, and that helps protect them from becoming
another predator’s meal, the more vibrant the color, the more deadly the
toxic. |
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