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posted March 29, 2015 01:38 PM            

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It is incredible how we are continually discovering new species... and to think that we are connected to all life on earth, even life yet undiscovered. This was from last year - September - so I don't know if it was posted here in the past:

"Typical cave-dwelling organisms, unpigmented and eyeless, were discovered in a karst area located in northeastern Brazil. The organisms were assigned to a new genus and species of freshwater flatworm and may constitute an oceanic relict. They represent the first obligate cave-dwelling flatworm in South America."
from: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925132551.htm

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posted March 29, 2015 01:51 PM            

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Here are nine other species recently discovered.
1- Caqueta monkey (rare to discover a new mammel, purrs like a cat)
2- Gorgon head starfish
3- Attenborough's pitcher plant
4- Phobaeticus chani (longest insect, stickbug)
5- Blossom bat (hummingbird bat of the world)
6- Psychedelic frogfish (unique patterns as fingerprints are unique to each of us)
7- Scaly-eyed gecko (small enough to sit on top of a pencil eraser)
8- Pearl River map turtle
9- Sneezing monkey of Burma (only 300 known to exist)

read about them on Mother Nature Network: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/9-newly-discovered-species/caqueta-monkey

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posted March 29, 2015 01:58 PM            

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oh, crap, wrong forum
that's what i do when i jump around
so sorry

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posted March 29, 2015 02:01 PM            

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Please move to Gaia's Garden or Heathcliffe's Corner ?????

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posted March 30, 2015 12:29 PM            

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On second thought, it's probably best in GG.

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