Bitatawa Monitor Lizard: How did this 6-foot-long (1.83 m), brightly colored lizard manage to go unnoticed for so long? Although it is easy to see this monitor lizard living in the northern sierra Madre Mountains in this photo, the lizard, whose scientific name is "Varanus bitatawa", rarely leaves the trees of the Philippine forest habitat, so it cleverly avoids people's sight.
Pollinator cricket: This cricket is a pollinator. It is the only insect found on the indian ocean island of Reunion pollinated by the very rare orchid Angraecum cadetii.
Darwin's bark spider: Darwin's bark spider weaves webs across the banks of a river. The largest web ever found is 82 feet (25 m) long.
Jumping Cockroach: If you think this insect is the product of a hybrid of cockroaches and grasshoppers, you're dead wrong. This jumping cockroach is a new species of cockroach that is as capable of jumping as grasshoppers. Although jumping cockroaches existed in the late Jurassic period, they have never been found in modern times before.
New Antelope Breed: This new species of antelope was first discovered in a jungle meat market in West Africa, and it surprised scientists because it belonged to a group of animals that had been well studied, but the scientific community knew nothing about its existence.
Rust-loving bacteria: This unique rust-loving bacteria was found on the wreckage of the sunken RMS Titanic, which shows footage at depths of up to 12,600 feet (3.84 kilometers). The bacteria feed on iron oxides, so they are not good for the Titanic shipwreck: rust-loving bacteria attach to the surface of the shipwreck, forming a spherical protrusion that slowly erodes the Titanic.
Tyrannosaurus leeches: This leech with exposed teeth was found in the nose of a little girl in Peru. Its scientific name is "Tyrannosaurus Leech". This leech lives in a very remote part of the upper Amazon River in Peru. Although this eccentric "vampire" is no more than 2 inches (5.08 cm) long, it has "huge teeth" on each jaw. The earliest members of this leech family lived about 200 million years ago during the age of the dinosaurs.
Mushrooms that glow in the dark: "This mushroom that glows in the dark is native to a forest near São Paulo, Brazil, which has now disappeared. The mushroom, called Mycena luxaeterna, is up to 8 millimeters tall and emits a terrifying green glow twenty-four hours a day.
Underwater Propagating Mushrooms: Observed, this gill-shaped mushroom can submerge in the waters of the upper Rug River in Oregon for more than 11 weeks. The mushroom, known scientifically as Psathyrella aquatica, is the first mushroom ever discovered to be able to reproduce underwater.
Louisiana Batfish: The Louisiana pancake batfish is a flat oval fish that uses its tail fin to jump on the seabed rather than swim around in the water. This deep-sea creature lives at a depth of about 1,500 feet (457.2 meters).