New ‘Goblin Spider’ Discovered in Japan
Scientists discovered a new species of goblin spider on a remote island off of Japan, according to a new issue of the science journal Zootaxa.
Scientists discovered a new species of goblin spider on a remote island off of Japan, according to a new issue of the science journal Zootaxa.
There’s a lot we don’t know about the deep sea. Last week, scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus, a 68-meter (223-foot) research vessel equipped with ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) that deploy and explore the deep, came across a creature they’d never seen before. The creature, a pulsating orange sea jelly, appears to have three yellow tentacles coming [...]
Scientists summited the Wei-Assipu-tepui mountain in Brazil and discovered a mysterious new animal species carrying its babies on its back. Researcher Philippe J.R. Kok published the discovery of the creature on May 25 in the Zoological Letters journal. Kok embarked on a biological escapade to the mystical “small sandstone table-top mountain” of Wei-Assipu-tepui to explore [...]
There are not just flying squirrels but also flying geckos. A new species of never-before-seen gecko that paraglides is discovered in India.