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