10 TERRIFYING NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES

10 TERRIFYING NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES

For over 250 years, scientists have

discovered and classified nearly 1.2 million species of plants and animals.

Millions of plant and animal species discovered and classified.

this is never enough experts say there are

still a shocking number of species that have

that still need to be identified without waiting for

without waiting for every living creature to be discovered at once

Celebrating the ones that are out there, here are

10 shocking newly discovered species

Let's do this

BANDY-BANDY SNAKE

With its black and white stripes, the

Bandy-bandy snake is one of Australia's most

Australia's most iconic reptiles and is commonly found

in the forests of northern and western

Australia all six species have similar

colours and patterns and are named for

their behaviour of flinging themselves from side to side

from side to side while they are in motion.

similar to that of black and white

striped zebras like humans and zebras

These creatures have a unique number and

thickness of the stripes, unlike the taipan

or the king ground snake they are less deadly

but you don't want to know

what happens when you get too close to them.

frighten predators by raising their bodies

and presenting a provocative silhouette

before choosing the safest exit.

The venom is stronger in reptiles than in

than in mammals. These relatively new species

are the darlings of many scientists, as there is

there is still much to know about them

Experts are frightened, as much of this creature's

creature's habitat is being destroyed by mining

destroyed by mining, they are calling for these species to be

be granted protected status in order to

protect them in the future

BRITISH STAR

also called the brittle star, the brittle star

star is one of the 2100 living species

of marine invertebrates from the

subclass Afroyodia it has a long thin

arm that is forked and spiny.

part of the body differs from the rest of the

misshapen body These arms break off easily

break off easily, but grow back almost immediately

each arm branches several times and

measures up to one metre in diameter Brill

Stars live deep in the water, far from

interruption by humans they also hide on

crevices and rocks during the day and

emerge at night to feed This creature has

five teeth and two feet, which serve as

organ for sensing light and smell.

It feeds by stretching one or more arms out over the mud.

stretching over the mud, while others serve as anchors

they feed mainly on plankton and

they sometimes catch larger animals the sexes

of brittle stars are separate in most

species are separated, others are hermaphroditic

they reach sexual maturity after two

sexual maturity in two years and are then

mature in three or four years.

NET SIRENS

A team of researchers recently discovered

a new species of salamander in Alabama

Alabama and the Panhandle region of

Florida. The reticulated siren is an

unusual species with large external

gills and only front limbs.

Scientists believe that the animal may have

other salamanders early in its evolution

although sirenians also existed in South

South America, North America and Africa during the

the Cretaceous period, the family is now confined

restricted to the southern United States

and northern Mexico, this new species lives in shallow

lives in shallow freshwater swamps

in Lake Jackson, it is genetically

different from known species and

subspecies known to science. It is large and

measures almost 24 inches, making it one

among the largest vertebrates in the U.S.

it presents itself as the first new sirenian species

siren species to be described in 44 years

Scientists are still curious and excited

about this species, which reminds them that

that there is still much to be done

ZOMBIE FROG

Thanks to Ernest, we know of rare

amphibians that have been hiding for years

hidden for years, he spent two years in the Amazon

rainforest in Guyana for his field research

His aim was to understand the effects of the

loss of biodiversity by human

amphibians One day he

he found a strange frog in the forest, which he

was curious about the animal

so he teamed up with international

international researchers to learn more about it.

Little was known about the frog, other than

that they were found in remote places

It is medium brown and light brown on the upper side

on the underside it also has unique orange

orange patches on the skin, the yellow ovaries are

transparent and the males emit advertising

calls from underground tunnels - it was during one of these calls that

during one of these calls Ernest discovered

Ernest discovered the creature, scientists need to

to discover their mode of reproduction

but they suspect it is similar to that of other

other synaptic Uranus frogs

ARUGUAYAN RIVER DOLPHIN

The Uruguayan river dolphin is a South

South American species that is native to the Uruguay

Takanas basin in Brazil.

Species are large to pink and measure

between 1.53 and 2.6 metres long and have

instead of a fin, they have a dorsal fin

like other dolphins, they have a

prominent forehead, but have a longer snout

than other marine mammals because their

water environment is murky, their

their eyesight is not as well developed.

they are less active than marine dolphins

their feeding is aided by echolocation

Scientists say that the estimated population

for this species is 600 to 1 500 individuals

individuals, the largest number of this

species is found in the Kental Park housing

most of the lakes in the Agua Basin

unfortunately they are killed by commercial fishermen

them because they sometimes steal fish from their nests

shoot and poison them from their nests

are also common in protected areas

Their population continues to decline due to

agriculture, industry and livestock

activities around their habitat, the IUCN classifies

classifies them as endangered.

MINDORO TRAP FROG

Scientists have discovered a new frog

frog species in the Philippines called the

Freaky fanged frog the cryptic creature

hid from the eyes of

biologists for many years.

officially called the "Mindoro frog

Mindoro frog, in honour of its habitat.

animal had been known for over a century

century, but resembled a species of

frog species and was therefore confused

confused with the mantis frog Researchers now know

recognise that it has a different mating call

a genetic analysis confirms that

the two species are related but

are different Scientists say they were

separated for at least two to six million years

million years apart Mindoro frogs live in

streams and have fangs in their mouths.

These teeth are used to fight for mating places

for mating places and defend themselves

against their predators.

this frog is sometimes hunted by humans

to find food, which reduces their population

They are suspicious of us and hide when they are

who could blame them.

JONAH MOUSE LEMUR

The Jonah mouse lemur is a newly

discovered species in the northeast of

Madagascar. It is named in honour of

Professor Jonah Rapsimbassy, a Malagasy primatologist.

primatologist. This creature has tiny

ears, large eyes and a distinct white

white stripe between the eyes, it has short

dense fur with white and yellowish

shades it is 13 centimetres long

and weighs about 60 grams, although it

looks no different to the normal

observers, the difference lies in its genetic pattern.

genetic pattern a team of researchers

led by Professor Jonah officially

officially announced its existence.

happened during a field trip to the

North Manonara National Park at the

North Manonara National Park on the northeast coast of Madagascar.

over 10 years to prove that the

that the animal was a different species of lemur

three specimens were found during a

study three specimens, but these were insufficient

to conclude, they continued their

research to better understand the ancestry

understand the ancestry, unfortunately scientists are

concerned about the fate of the new

lemur It suffers from habitat loss

hunting and deformed wards.

unprotected species, making them more vulnerable

more vulnerable to threats, what is the

point of discovering new species if

if they disappear tomorrow, if more

species are uncovered

conservationists must do their best to

to preserve them.

OLD PANDA

While we only know of one panda and

species, many species once roamed

Asia and Europe, for they seem

extinct, we only know the

species in central China Researchers

have discovered another group of ancient bear

bears that lived in Bulgaria about 6 million years ago.

million years ago, little is known about

panda is known, but its teeth have

helped scientists understand more

Analysis shows that one of the teeth

belonged to the last black and white bear in Europe

Black and white bear studies provide

new insights into the panda, including its

preferred vegetables and their former range.

The authors say that two of the teeth indicate

that the animal originally came from Asia and

found its way to Europe.

Panda teeth found in north-west Bulgaria

Northwest Bulgaria in the 1970s.

in the Bulgarian National Museum of

Museum of Natural History for 50 years.

It took the sciences so long to realise

that the species belonged to an unknown

unknown fossil giant panda, the teeth were also

that this ancient species

had a similar size to today's pandas

pandas the animal may have become extinct

due to the increasingly dry

climate change limited food sources.

SIDELIGHTS

Leaf web spiders are tiny spiders that are

one centimetre long and have eight eyes

which help them build their webs close to the ground.

Forest-dwelling species

build their webs on trees using needles or

or leaves as supports. This spider is found in the

the northern hemisphere, but many people don't

don't know about it because it is so tiny.

The webs of the web spider are not neat spirals.

spirals, but rather intertwined webs of silken threads

silk threads, which are arranged in a 3D mass, or 2D.

Their web catches its prey by

by engulfing them or by

finding their prey by vibrating in the web.

Weaver lizards only live for a year and

some only a few months, the eggs are laid on

silk bags in the net or in leaf litter.

On the ground, the eggs vary from a few to

a dozen in a single sack like most

spider species, these weavers shed their outer skin

shed their outer skin to grow Some species lay all year round

and mate throughout the year, while

others are more discreet when mating.

These spiders are common arthropods

predators in arable areas, which fortunately are not

not considered pests and do not bite

humans they feed on other pests such as

leafhoppers and aphids

Glass frog The glass frog is about the

size of a marshmallow, this unique

species spends the day sleeping on light green

bright green leaves in the tropics

changes shape and becomes transparent

while it camouflages itself on a leaf to

to escape predators. If you turn these frogs over

you can observe its beating heart.

In fact, you can see most of its organs

dangling inside the body Scientists were

Scientists wanted to know how this amphibian

they measured the opacity of the animal

the animal's opacity by illuminating it at different wavelengths

wavelengths while leaving the animal lying down.

They found that the frogs were able to pass blood into their

blood into the liver without causing a massive clot.

clot, about 89 per cent of the animal's

blood cells of the animal were packed together

which allows it to be transparent when it is

when it wants to hunt or mate at night

the red blood cells are put back into

circulation and the liver shrinks again

The ability to collect and clot blood is

the superpower of this animal Researchers

believe that this revelation will open the doors to a

better understanding of blood clotting

In most animals, the pooling of blood leads

leads to a life-threatening blood clot

in humans, it leads to a heart attack.

Until next time.