27 May 2008

Top ten newly described species

2008_03th Via press release: The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists have announced the top 10 new [sic] species described in 2007, selected from the thousands of species described in that calendar year.On the list are an ornate sleeper ray, Electrolux; a 75-million-year-old giant duck-billed dinosaur; a shocking pink millipede (see image); a rare, off-the-shelf frog; one of the most venomous snakes in the world; a fruit bat; a mushroom; a jellyfish named after its victim; a life-imitates-art "Dim" rhinoceros beetle; and the "Michelin Man" plant. The list of ten species, with illustrations (none of which is as pink as the millipede), can be seen here. Although each entrant is given a dumbed-down name in this list, the Latin name is provided one click away as part of a fuller description.
27 May 2008 13:40:55 | Science

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Julie

Oh, that is wonderful! Thank you for the link. And I love your "sic" too. ;)

Posted by: Julie | 28 May 2008 at 01:07

Peter

With that shocking pink color, I'd believe that scientists had thought the millipede extinct since the late 1960s, when it was a popular fashion accessory on Carnaby Street.
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