New Animal Species Found in Calif. Caves

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_sc/new_species ^ | January 18, 2006

[mlc9852]

KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Spiders, centipedes and scorpion-like critters are among the 27 new animal species that biologists have discovered in the dark, damp caves of two Central California national parks, officials announced Tuesday.

The finds were made during a three-year study of 30 caves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. Many of the creatures live only in caves — and some only in one particular cave of Sequoia and Kings Canyon, according to the study, conducted by park staff and biologists from Austin, Texas-based Zara Environmental .

"We thought we might find a handful of new species," said Joel Despain, cave specialist for the parks. "It was amazing to find 27."

[RightWingAtheist]

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[mlc9852]

The "naked woman on car" gets 34 replies and this gets 1! Go figure!

[Deaf Smith]

I have a cat that will clean out those caves in short order.

[GreenFreeper]

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Always interesting to hear of new endemic species being described.

This is an photo of a pseudo-scorpion provided by Zara Environmental that was recently found in a cave in Sequoia National Park and has been identified as a new species of invertebrate. Spiders, centipedes and scorpion-like critters are among the 27 new animal species that biologists have discovered in the dark, damp caves of two Central California national parks, officials announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Zara Environmental, Jean Krejca via the National Park Service)

[manwiththehands]

Kill it! It looks dangerous!

[najida]

Cool!

I like these stories.

[MaryFromMichigan]

IMO, it is highly likely that we will discover many forms of life when we are able to explore space and other planets.

I agree.
Life is a tenacious force that will endeavor to fill any environment it encounters.
I think we'll find a universe teaming with life, most of it simplistic, like democrats, but some remarkably advanced and intelligent, like us.

:)

[proud_yank]

The "naked woman on car" gets 34 replies and this gets 1! Go figure!

No kidding, hopefully it wasn't part of a PeTA protest. Neat news, good post. Interesting how little we know about the natural world.

[John O]

The "naked woman on car" gets 34 replies and this gets 1! Go figure!

Let's see: Look at naked woman. Look at bugs. Look at naked woman. Look at bugs. It's a toss-up but I think I'd prefer the naked woman (Too bad there were no pictures there. :^))

[editor-surveyor]

That critter isn't new, those guys just spend too much time in the office. They can be found throughout the central sierra.

[mlc9852]

LOL - too bad there wasn't a naked MAN on the car! (I'm a woman)

[Marine_Uncle]

One of these days someone is going to find trilobites crawling around on a deep ocean floor and sh*t themselves silly. ha ha.

[John O]

LOL - too bad there wasn't a naked MAN on the car! (I'm a woman)

no that wouldn't work. If there were both it could end up denting the hood. That would just be wrong.

[A knight without armor]

New spiders. Great. Just great.

[wallcrawlr]

thanks for notifying me of a thread I missed

[mlc9852]

LOL - yes it would. Now, Camaro hoods...LOL

[mlc9852]

Sure.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

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