40 previously unidentified species exploreed in a kilometre-deep crater of Mount Bosavi in Papua New Guinea. A pristine jungle habitat teeming with life that has evolved in isolation since the volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago. In a remarkably rich haul from just five weeks of exploration, biologists discovered 16 frogs which have never before been recorded by science, at least three new fish, a new bat and a giant rat, which may turn out to be the biggest in the world.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
New Species of Spiders Camouflaged as Lichen
A jungle spider camouflaged as Lichen. There are thought to be 5 million species of insect and spiders yet to be found in the world's jungles.
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