There are many animals that humans did not know to exist till the 2008. It's a pleasant fact, I think. From other side, we are destroying this planet even without knowing it's populations.On the photo from Wikipedia is Leptotyphlops carlae the smallest existant snake. It is blind and the adults are about 10 cm long. By the way, biologist S. Blair Hedges is a person that discovered about 80 new species!
The other interesting new species of ant were found near Manaus. Martialis heureka is it's name. There were known only 3 ants of this species but 2 of them were lost
because become dry and broken. This is completely new species, new branch of ants. They are so difficult to find while they are blind, subterranean, predatory ants. Photo from Science Daily.An other discovery of this year is Tridacna costata, a gian clam. It's shell can arrive 200 kg! I could not imagine that something like this can exist on the earth else! The photo is from BBC News and there is an article for those who wants to read more.
I thought there are only this types of animals to discover (insects, fishes...). But I was not right. This year were discovered new birds and even mammals ( Carpomys melanurus, a rat)!
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It just goes to show that man doesn't know everything, and probably never will :O) I wonder if nature will compensate for what man is killing off!
Maybe, God is making new organisms now that he did not do a good job with Adam and Eve!
Dear Beetle, personally I hope that the nature will repair everything even if humans will destroy all the planet. It will be maybe not so as it is today, but...
:))) I said you, Footiam, I adore your way to see the life. Who knows, maybe you are right and the good god is preparing the Creation for the future...
Life is short, Liudmila! And Nirvana is now!
Ehhh... Seems I'm not able to understand it.
It is amazing when new species are still being found. The wonderful animal kingdom!
--JB
These notices give me great joy too.
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