hairyblue tarantula

NewandBlue

Everyyear,about18,000newspeciesarediscovered.Thatmeansscientistsarefindingup to50newspeciesevery day!


InarainforestinSouthAmerica,scientistAndrewSnydercouldn’tseeathing.So,heclickedonhisflashlight.Hewassurprisedtodiscoveradozenhuge,bluespiders.Theywereanewspecies.Hecalledthemhairybluetarantulas.Newspeciescanbefoundinplainsight,too.Thepatch‑nosedsalamanderwasdiscoverednearacreekinGeorgia, U.S.A.

patch‑nosed salamander

WhyNow?

Scientistsarelookingattheworldindifferentways.So,theyarefindingnewspecies.Peoplearecuttingdownforests.Theyaremakingmoreroads.Astheymoveintothewild,theyfindnew species.


Newtoolslikedeep‑seacamerasalsohelpfindnewspecies.Oneexampleisthe Indonesianpsychedelic frogfish.

Indonesianpsychedelic frogfish

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