1. Tyrant leeches
The new species Tyrannosaurusrex (the same English name as Tyrannosaurus rex) was found in the Peruvian Amazon basin and is the king of leeches in the jungle. Tyrannical leeches can reach up to 3 inches (about 7 centimeters) in length and have huge teeth, similar to tyrannosaurs.
2. Purple octopus
National Geographic named the ten strangest newly discovered animal species of 2010, including wood-eating catfish, bats that resemble Master Yoda, lizards that clone themselves, and sneezing monkeys. These newly discovered exotic species have added a lot of life to the earth.
The unproven purple octopus was one of 11 potential new species found on a deep-sea expedition off The Atlantic Canada coast in July.
3. Sneezing flat-nosed monkeys
Environmentalists say the new monkey, found in Myanmar, has a collapsed nose and rain that flows into its nostrils when it rains, causing it to sneeze. The monkey in the photo is the sneezing sneezing monkey, which is the only specimen of a sneezing monkey. By the time the researchers discovered it, local hunters had killed it, and soon after, its flesh was also eaten.
4. Ninja slugs
Scientists say only the newly described long-tailed slugs have been found in Borneo, Malaysia. Their tails are 3 times longer than their heads. This new species shoots at the mates an "arrow of love" made of calcium carbonate, which contains hormones, hence the nickname "ninja slugs". Scientists believe that this behavior similar to cupids may improve their reproductive success rate.
5. Yoda Bat
The fruit bat with its tubular nose was vividly called "Yoda Bat" by netizens, and the photo caused a sensation on the Internet as soon as it was published. Scientists announced that two scientific expeditions in Papua New Guinea in 2009 had found a total of 200 species, and the Yoda bat was one of them.
6. Wood-eating catfish
The catfish was discovered in the Amazon rainforest in 2006 and feeds on fallen trees in the Santa Ana River in Peru. Other mouth-beetle catfish use their distinctive teeth to nibble away organic matter from the surface of wood submerged in the water.
7. Simpson toad
While searching for lost amphibian species in western Columbia, scientists stumbled upon three entirely new species, including the beaked toad in the picture. Robin Moore, the leader of the scientific expedition, said in a statement: "Its nose is pointed and long, like a beak, reminiscent of the villain Mr. Burns in the animated TV series The Simpsons." ”
8. Self-cloned lizards
A popular food on the Vietnamese menu (lizards) is a new species that the scientific community did not know about before. The newly discovered lizard, scientifically known as "Leiolepisngovantrii", is an unusual reptile. According to the National Geographic News website, all members of the family are females and are able to breed the next generation through cloning without the involvement of male lizards.
9. Squid worms
Faced with such a strange species, the researchers involved in the census of marine life were so confused that they could simply call it a "squid worm". The squid worm was discovered by a remotely operated submersible about 1.7 miles (about 2.8 kilometers) under the waters of Siribes in 2007. The animal is 4 inches (about 10 centimeters) long and is the first member of a new family of polychaete worms.
10. Pink long-handed fish
This fish "walks" with fins instead of swimming, and can walk on the seabed. In a scientific assessment of the long-handed family published by scientists, a total of nine newly named species are described, and the pink longhand fish is one of them. The fish is 4 inches long and only four have been found so far, all found around Hobart on the Australian island of Tasmania.