A very late happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay! I celebrated by photographing this beauty, an upcoming #NewSpecies of cave cricket known only from an abandoned gold mine in Victoria, Australia. It's also my first-ever species description! 🥳🦗💎 #WildOz#entomology
A new study describes nine new species of land snails lurking in leaf litter across PNG. The discovery results from an extensive countrywide survey undertaken after a gap of 60 years.
The newly identified snails, all grouped under the genus Torresiropa, are predatory hermaphrodites and about the size of a fingernail. They are restricted to single islands or mountain ranges.
"The team found two #octopus nurseries affiliated with #hydrothermal springs during their first expedition in June. Six months later, scientists returned to the nurseries and confirmed they appear to be active year-round. They also observed several other new octopus species away from the hydrothermal springs."