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• New Species Discovered – The Hacker Mole

  
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  Daily News Dig - New Species Discovered – The Hacker Mole New species discovered – the hacker mole. The post New Species Discovered – The Hacker Mole appeared first on Daily News Dig - Bringing you the Latest News, Entertainment and More
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• Bird extravaganza: scientists discover 15 new species of birds in the Amazon

  
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  From 2000-2009, scientists described on average seven new bird species worldwide every year. Discovering a new bird is one of the least common of any species group, given that birds are highly visible, mobile, and have been scrutinized for centuries by passionate ornithologists and birders. But descriptions this year ...
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• Two new coral species found off West Coast of North America

  
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  Two new species of octocoral have been discovered off the Pacific Coast of the United States and Canada. The new corals were discovered in a tide pool in San Diego and the other off the coast of British Columbia. Octocorals are named because each coral polyp has eight tentacles. The coral found in San Diego was ...
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• ‘Crazy ants’ that feeds on electronics and are invading the southeast U.S.CANNOT be killed with normal insecticide

  
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  ‘Crazy ants’ that feast on electronics and are invading the U.S.CANNOT be killed with normal insecticide A new and annoying species of ant is terrorizing the U.S. and chemicals that kill off other types of the insect are proving ineffective against it. The ‘crazy’ ant, named for the erratic trail it leaves as ...
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• 10 of the Newly Discovered Species of 2012

  
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  In a celebration of stewardship of human species, each year – new discoveries happens from different parts of the world courtesy of global committee of taxonomists. Today’s top 10 lists is about Arizona State University ’s unveiling of newly discovered species where it tells us that there are much left to be ...
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• 15 New Reasons to Bird the Amazon

  
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  Maybe the name of this blog should be  10,015 birds. That would reflect the number of new species discovered in the Amazon rainforest over the past five years or so, according to scientists. The ornithologists considered plumage, voice, and genetics in making their determinations; birds had to differ from known ...
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• Amazonian Treasure Trove Yields 15 New Bird Species

  
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  The Amazon rainforest, a well-known epicenter of biodiversity, has offered up another trove of riches. The treasure takes the form of 15 newly described bird species.
  2 weeks ago

• Chewbacca bat, beetle with explosive farts among oddities spotted on Mozambique expedition

  
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  The Chewbaka bat, a cave-dwelling frog, and a diminutive elephant shrew were among hundreds of species documented during a one-month survey of a park that was ravaged during Mozambiques 17-year civil war. The findings suggest that biodiversity in Gorongosa National Park in Central Mozambique is well on the road ...
  2 weeks ago

• 10 Most Awesome New Species Discovered in 2012

  
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  New animals and plants are still being discovered, as the last untouched places on this planet continuously get explored. A …
  2 weeks ago

• Scientists describe over 100 new beetles from New Guinea

  
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  In a single paper, a team of researchers have succinctly described 101 new species of weevils from New Guinea, more than doubling the known species in the beetle genus, Trigonopterus . Since describing new species is hugely laborious and time-intensive, the researchers turned to a new method of species description ...
  2 weeks ago

• Because Nature’s Terrifying, Here Are Some Newly Discovered Giant Fluorescent Pink Slugs

  
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  Save for the creatures in the furthest depths of the ocean and a couple of Amazonian insect species, Australia pretty much has the market cornered on incredibly weird animals. Hell, their national symbol, the kangaroo, is basically a giant distended bunny rabbit with a built-in fanny pack and a penchant for punching ...
  2 weeks ago

• New gecko species discovered in Vietnam

  
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  VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists have discovered a species of gecko based on samples collected in the limestone area in the northern province of Cao Bang, Vietnam and also in China. Photo: Nguyen Quang Truong. The scientific name of the new species is Gekko Adleri Nguyen, Wang, Yang, Lehmann, Le, Ziegler & ...
  2 weeks ago

• Two new arachnids discovered in Brazilian caves (photos)

  
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  Scientists have discovered two new species of short-tailed whipscorpions (in the order Schizomida) in limestone caves in Brazil, according to a new paper published in PLoS ONE. The new species—dubbed Rowlandius ubajara and Rowlandius potiguara —add new knowledge to a group of arachnids that is little known in ...
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• Flesh Eating Sponges?

  
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  Most sponges, inspiration for dish cleaners and mess absorbers, feed by filtering water through those many holes and channels. Their scientific name, Porifera, literally means pore bearer. The channels are lined with special cells, chanocytes, each containing a flagellum that continuously beats. This whirling action ...
  3 weeks ago

• Top 10 New Species Of 2012 — Lesula Monkey, Lilliputian Violet, Lyre Sponge, No to the Mine! Snake, Cave Painting Fungus, Glow-In-The-Dark Roach, Etc

  
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  The annual Top 10 New Species list has just been released by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. The 2012 Top 10 New Species List this year includes: a false coral snake that feeds on snails, a new type of monkey with ‘human-like’ eyes, a type of flowering bush from one ...
  3 weeks ago

• Sometimes Legends Are Proven True

  
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  Skeptics claim that they don’t believe simply because the creatures in question haven’t yet been proven by science. Does this mean they absolutely don’t exist? No it doesn’t. Science just hasn’t found them yet.
  3 weeks ago

• Cave-Dwelling Arachnids — Two New Species Found In Brazil

  
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  Researchers recently discovered two new species of cave-dwelling arachnids in northeastern Brazil — Rowlandius ubajara and Rowlandius potiguara . The arachnids are both a type of short-tailed whipscorpion. Image Credit: Santos AJ, Ferreira RL, Buzatto BA (2013) The arachnids are a reddish-brown color, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos)

  
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  Scientists have uncovered two miniature spiders living on mountains in Chinas southern region, one of which is among the smallest spiders recorded worldwide, according to a new paper in ZooKeys. Both spiders belong to the Mysmenidae family, which is made up of mini-spiders with eight eyes.
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• Lightning Roaches and Tiny Frogs and Itty-Bitty Violets, Oh My: The Top 10 Species Discovered Last Year

  
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  New species are being discovered every day, all around the world. Some, like the tiny frog above, are hidden among debris on the forest floor, while others are hiding in plain sight on museum shelves, just waiting to be described by researchers. Since there are so many species being discovered, it’s only natural ...
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• Top Ten New Species Of 2013 — A ‘Musical’ Sponge, World’s Smallest Vertebrate, A ‘Paleolithic’ Fungus, A ‘Trifecta’ Find, & More!

  
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  Lightning Roach Lucihormetica luckae (image credit: Vrsansky et al ) The list is here!… Yes, the annual list of ‘Top Ten’ New Species has been announced. Organized annually by the Institute for International Species Exploration (IISE) at the University of Arizona , an international committee of experts ...
  3 weeks ago

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