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