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Saurona Genus

May 8, 2023

The Natural History Museum in London has named a newly discovered genus of butterflies Saurona. The name was chosen because the black rings on the butterfly’s orange wings reminded the experts of the all-seeing eye in JRR Tolkien’s books. Dr ..

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Horaglanis populi

May 5, 2023

Researchers in southern India have made a fascinating discovery after a six-year-long survey for signs of subterranean creatures. They found a new species of subterranean catfish, which they named Horaglanis populi. This creature dwells only in underground aquifers, and encounters ..

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Two New Species of Jumping Spiders

May 4, 2023

Two new species of jumping spiders have been discovered by researchers at the Zoological Survey of India. These spiders are similar to other members of the genus Phintella, which typically inhabit under leaves and barks of shrubs and grasses. Their ..

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New Species of Spiny Clam Shrimps

May 2, 2023

Researchers have uncovered two genetically unique species of spiny clam shrimps, also known as Spinicaudatans, in Karnataka and Goa. These newly discovered species are distinct from other Indian species previously identified. What are Spiny Clam Shrimps? Spiny clam shrimps, despite ..

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Tripedalia maipoensis

April 20, 2023

Scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have made an exciting discovery in Mai Po Nature Reserve, located in northern Hong Kong. They recently found a new species of box jellyfish, which is the first of its kind to be ..

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What is Siren sphagnicola?

April 11, 2023

Siren sphagnicola is a recently discovered species of elongate, eel-like aquatic salamanders that inhabits seepage areas in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. Characteristics of Siren sphagnicola Siren sphagnicola belongs to the family Sirenidae, which is part ..

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