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Finney’s bat
What’sOldIsNewAgain
InWyoming,BonnieFinneyfoundalargeslabofrock.Shesplititopen.Insidewasafossilofabat.Sheknewitwasdifferent.Itwasverylarge.Ithadaclawoneachfinger.Morethan10yearslater,scientistsagreed.Thisspecieswasnewtoscience.Theynamedthebatafter Finney.
FlipFlop
AscientistinMoroccosawaninterestingspider.Hewantedtopickitup.Butthespidercartwheeledawayfromhim!Thescientisthadneverseenaspidermoveinthisway.Neitherhadanyoneelse.Itwasanewspecies,nowcalledtheMoroccanflic‑flac spider.
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Moroccanflic‑flac spider
Boy,OhBoy!
NooneknewthenameoftheBonairebandedboxjelly.Theswimmerswhosawitgaveitanickname.TheycalledittheOhboyajellyfish.That’sfortheexpressionyoumightusewhenyoufirstseeit.“Oh, boy!”
Anyonecanstudytheworldaroundthemandnoticethings.It’scalledcitizenscience.Keepyoureyesopen.Maybeyoucanbethenexttodiscoveranew species!
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Bonairebandedbox jelly