Top 10 New Species

Описание: The top 10 newly discovered species of 2012:
10. Pterinopelma sazimai - A breathtakingly beautiful blue tarantula at risk of extinction due to habitat loss and exploitation by the pet trade.
9. Diania cactiformis - An ancient, spiny creature nicknamed the "walking cactus" that may have used its bristly legs to capture prey.
8. Crurifarcimen vagans - A millipede that's so big, it looks like a sausage.
7. Meconopsis autumnalis - A yellow poppy that blooms in the autumn monsoon season and can only be reached by hiking miles into the Himalayan wilderness.
6. Spongiforma squarepantsii - A new mushroom that can be squeezed like a sponge.
5. Kollasmosoma sentum - A tiny wasp that attacks desert ants to lay its eggs in less than 0.05 seconds.
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4. Bulbophyllum nocturnum - A night-blooming orchid that opens around 10pm, but immediately closes upon sunup; and only grows in the oldest parts of tropical forests.
3. Halicephalobus mephisto - A nematode from one of earth's deepest gold mines. It survives in a land of extreme temperatures and pressures, a life of solitude a mile below the earth's surface.
2. Tamoya ohboya - A banded box jelly so cool-looking that people exclaim "oh boy!" when they see it or when they're stung.
1. Rhinopithecus strykeri - A snub-nosed monkey from Myanmar (Burma) that sneezes when it rains.

See the full list here:
http://species.asu.edu/Top10

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Video credits:
Pterinopelma sazimai
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Kollasmosoma sentum
   • Parasitoid wasp (Kollasmosoma sentum) ovip...  
Bulbophyllum nocturnum
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Tamoya ohboya
   • New Species of Deadly Box Jellyfish Tamoya...  
Rhinopithecus strykeri
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