Top Ten New Species

May 26, 2008

Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration puts out a top ten list of newly discovered species for the previous year. The latest list was just released, and it includes everything from a hot pink bug to a long-dead dino with a bizarre head. The below teasing descriptions come from the IISE. I hope they pique your curiosity to check out the institute's excellent web site. It provides more information, along with an explanation as to how the list was formulated.

#10. Michelin Man Plant

#9. Life imitates art: "Dim"  Rhinoceros  Beetle
 

#8. Jellyfish named after its victim

#7. New fun guy on campus?

#6. Fruit bat crosses the line

#5. One of the most venomous snakes in the world

#4. Rare frog off the shelf

#3. Shocking pink millipede

#2. 75 million-year old giant duck-billed dinosaur

#1. A sleeper ray with a name that sucks