Researchers have been discovering new species of animals all over the world. Some of them have amazing shapes and abilities that go beyond our imagination. In this article, we introduce some of the amazing new species of animals that have been discovered recently.
A bug that looks like Harry Potter’s sorting hat found in India
Harry Potter is famous for the sorting hat that decides which dormitory he belongs to when he enters Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A new species of spider that looks exactly like the hat has been found in India.
This spider is only 7 millimeters long and was found in the mountainous region of Western Ghats in southwestern India. Its shape resembles the sorting hat so much that the researchers named it “Eriovixia gryffindori” after the dormitory that Harry Potter belonged to and the wizard who founded it, Godric Gryffindor.
The author of the novel, J.K. Rowling, also welcomed this naming and posted a comment on Twitter.
This spider has a leaf-like color and shape to protect itself from enemies. It is also a rare species that was not rediscovered until 2005 after it was first found in 1938.
A millipede with 414 legs found in California’s Sequoia National Park
Millipedes are generally known as animals with many legs, but among them, a species with a particularly large number of legs has been found in California’s Sequoia National Park.
This millipede is called “Illacme plenipes” and has up to 414 legs. This is the largest number of legs among known animals. The previous record holder was also a millipede with 750 legs that was known from a specimen.
This millipede is very small, only 3 centimeters long. It is also a very rare species that lives in the soil and feeds on decaying plants. It has no poison.
A new species of tube-nosed bat found in Cambodia
Tube-nosed bats are a group of bats with tube-shaped nostrils that are mainly distributed in Southeast Asia. Among them, the ones that have bright red or orange colors on their heads and backs are especially noticeable and are called “crocodile newts”.
A new species of crocodile newt has been added to this group. This new species was found in Cambodia and was given the scientific name “Murina cineracea”. This new species has gray fur and no red or orange colors on its head or back, making it inconspicuous.
This new species lives in forests and wetlands in the highlands of northeastern Cambodia. It is nocturnal and carnivorous. However, this new species is also endangered by human activities such as deforestation and illegal pet trade.
These are some of the amazing new species of animals that have been discovered by researchers. These animals show us the diversity and unknownness of nature, but also the importance of protecting the natural environment. Let us contribute to the conservation of nature so that these animals can live safely.
