The list of animal discoveries
includes a new frog, a new snake, and a new seahorse, as well as two
tardigrades, three sharks, four eels, seven spiders, 19 fishes (including a
neon-colored one), 28 ants, 34 sea slugs, and a whopping 120 wasps. On the
plant side, there are seven new flowering plants, one liverwort, and one moss.

The wasps, all members of the Pison genus, come from
Australia and New Guinea and are notorious thanks to their rather grim
life cycles. The female wasps inject venom into spiders to paralyze them. They
then drag the poor arachnid into their nest and lay eggs on top of it. When the
wasp larvae hatch, they have a living but immobile spider to feast on.

The new seahorse is called the Japan pig seahorse and is
roughly the size of a jelly bean. Its weird coloration is perfect for
blending into the algae-covered reefs in southeastern Japan where it lives.
Just like several other pygmy seahorses, this new species has wing-like
protrusions on its neck. Unlike other species, however, it only has one
pair and scientists are unsure of their function.

Researchers have also discovered a new coral snake from an
island in the Philippines. It is black-and-white banded and is likely related
to similar species from the region. However, while other species have blue
tails, this particular species has a distinctive bright orange one.

"The evolutionary origins of this new orange-tailed
species remain a mystery," Dr. Alan Leviton, who described the new species,
said in a statement.

"The species might be
more widespread than we think, there might be close relatives we haven't
discovered yet, or it could be the sole surviving member of a lost lineage or,
maybe orange is just the new blue." – Alan Leviton

Among the new plants discovered, Miconia rheophytica is
of particular note. It lives in the crevices of steep canyons in the Colombian
Andes, near fast-moving rivers. It is already endangered as a proposed
hydroelectric dam will flood the only region where it exists.

"Biodiversity scientists estimate that less than 10
percent of species on Earth have been discovered," Dr. Shannon Bennett,
Academy Chief of Science, stated. "Academy scientists tirelessly explore
near and far, from the familiar forests in our backyards to remote locations as
deep as 500 feet beneath the ocean surface.”

“Each species discovery may
hold the key to groundbreaking innovations in science, technology, or society
and helps us better understand the diversity of life that makes up thriving
ecosystems. These new discoveries also highlight the critical role we play as
stewards of our one, precious planet," Bennett added.

Scientists Find New Wasp Species in Amazon Jungle

New dangerous wasp species appears on Guam

published:05 Aug 2016

New dangerous wasp species appears on Guam

New dangerous wasp species appears on Guam

published:05 Aug 2016

views:5381

A new invasive species has been discovered in Guam, and scientists are asking for your help to find it and eradicate it, as it could pose a health hazard to Guam\'s vulnerable populations. It\'s typically found throughout Southeast Asia, but just a few days ago the predatory wasp, Vespa Tropica, was discovered here in Guam, marking a new record for the Marianas....

New dangerous wasp species appears on Guam

published:05 Aug 2016

views:5381

A new invasive species has been discovered in Guam, and scientists are asking for your help to find it and eradicate it, as it could pose a health hazard to Guam\'s vulnerable populations. It\'s typically found throughout Southeast Asia, but just a few days ago the predatory wasp, Vespa Tropica, was discovered here in Guam, marking a new record for the Marianas....

The World's Biggest Wasp | Bite, Sting, Kill

published:26 May 2017

The World's Biggest Wasp | Bite, Sting, Kill

The World's Biggest Wasp | Bite, Sting, Kill

published:26 May 2017

views:984693

The giant hornet gorges itself on other insects and can kill a human.
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The World's Biggest Wasp | Bite, Sting, Kill

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views:984693

The giant hornet gorges itself on other insects and can kill a human.
➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe
➡ BITE, STING, KILL AIRS MONDAY MAY 29 at 8/7c.
About Bite, Sting, Kill:
Bite, Sting, Kill is exploring the ways animals can kill with venom.
About National Geographic Wild:
National Geographic Wild is a place for all things animals and for animal-lovers alike. Take a journey through the animal kingdom with us and discover things you never knew before, or rediscover your favorite animals!
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World's Deadliest Wasp

published:03 Jan 2015

World's Deadliest Wasp

World's Deadliest Wasp

published:03 Jan 2015

views:1102782

The Asian Giant Hornet is the deadliest wasp in the world killing hundreds of people each year. Join me as we take a closer looks at Vespa mandarinia and its sub species Vespa mandarinia japonica. This is a re-upload from (2013).
Hornets are a type of wasp. The suborder Apocrita is made up of wasps, ants, and bees. Below this are different families of wasps one of which is named Vespidae, which contains hornets among others. All hornets are wasps. Not all wasps are hornets.
Nature\'s Wildest® is a news website and Youtube channel featuring wildlife and other natural phenomena.
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Original article:http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/03/world/asia/hornet-attack-china/
Asian Giant Hornet: http://www.natureswildest.com/asian-giant-hornets/
Do Not Stir Up a Hornets Nest/sunch28
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Шершень грызёт сирень Hornet gnaw lilac/Sergey Gubanov
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Asian giant Hornet Eating Wasp/Haakon Dahl
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Dead Body of Asian Giant Hornet/t-mizo
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Asian Giant Hornet/Thomas Brown
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Wasp Colony/Cichen711
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Vespa simillima xanthroptera/z64
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World's Deadliest Wasp

published:03 Jan 2015

views:1102782

The Asian Giant Hornet is the deadliest wasp in the world killing hundreds of people each year. Join me as we take a closer looks at Vespa mandarinia and its sub species Vespa mandarinia japonica. This is a re-upload from (2013).
Hornets are a type of wasp. The suborder Apocrita is made up of wasps, ants, and bees. Below this are different families of wasps one of which is named Vespidae, which contains hornets among others. All hornets are wasps. Not all wasps are hornets.
Nature\'s Wildest® is a news website and Youtube channel featuring wildlife and other natural phenomena.
Media:
Original article:http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/03/world/asia/hornet-attack-china/
Asian Giant Hornet: http://www.natureswildest.com/asian-giant-hornets/
Do Not Stir Up a Hornets Nest/sunch28
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Шершень грызёт сирень Hornet gnaw lilac/Sergey Gubanov
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Asian giant Hornet Eating Wasp/Haakon Dahl
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Dead Body of Asian Giant Hornet/t-mizo
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Asian Giant Hornet/Thomas Brown
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
Wasp Colony/Cichen711
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Vespa simillima xanthroptera/z64
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Contact alex@natureswildest.com
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Scientists discover new Wasp species with a super big stinger and it's terrifying

published:06 Jul 2018

Scientists discover new Wasp species with a super big stinger and it's terrifying

Scientists discover new Wasp species with a super big stinger and it's terrifying

published:06 Jul 2018

views:1094

Scientists Discover New Wasp Species With Giant Stinger That ‘Looks Like A Fierce Weapon’ An unexpected discovery has perplexed the entomologists who study insects in the rainforests of western Amazonia, reports Science Daily.
In what has been considered a unique ecosystem, located between the Andes and the Amazon rainforest of the lowlands, the researchers came across a previously unknown and very unusual species of wasp.
The new species of wasp, called Clistopyga crassicaudata, is a parasitoid, which means that it uses live hosts to deposit its larvae. While other species of wasps are known for the same behavior, for example, the Ichneumonidae group (photographed above), which lays its eggs on other invertebrates, this recently discovered species of wasp takes the palm.
The strange thing is that it has a giant sting, which the research team believes is used not only to lay eggs but also to inject poison into the host in order to paralyze it....

Scientists discover new Wasp species with a super big stinger and it's terrifying

published:06 Jul 2018

views:1094

Scientists Discover New Wasp Species With Giant Stinger That ‘Looks Like A Fierce Weapon’ An unexpected discovery has perplexed the entomologists who study insects in the rainforests of western Amazonia, reports Science Daily.
In what has been considered a unique ecosystem, located between the Andes and the Amazon rainforest of the lowlands, the researchers came across a previously unknown and very unusual species of wasp.
The new species of wasp, called Clistopyga crassicaudata, is a parasitoid, which means that it uses live hosts to deposit its larvae. While other species of wasps are known for the same behavior, for example, the Ichneumonidae group (photographed above), which lays its eggs on other invertebrates, this recently discovered species of wasp takes the palm.
The strange thing is that it has a giant sting, which the research team believes is used not only to lay eggs but also to inject poison into the host in order to paralyze it....

SPIDER ZOMBIES ARE REAL - STUDY ON NEW WASP SPECIES

Wasp Evolution

published:20 Jul 2018

Wasp Evolution

Wasp Evolution

published:20 Jul 2018

views:1088

An explanation of wasp evolution. For Anti-Ordinary. All pictures are from Google.
“Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea)”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00003.x
“Phylogenomics Resolves Evolutionary Relationships among Ants, Bees, and Wasps”: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(13)01056-7.pdf
“Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982217303251
The Selfish Gene: https://www.amazon.com/Selfish-Gene-Anniversary-Landmark-Science/dp/0198788606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531411602&sr=8-1&keywords=the+selfish+gene
“Kin selection is the key to altruism”: https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(05)00383-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0169534705003836%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
“The Evolution of Eusociality”: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279739/
Evolution Slam Dunk: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=evolution+slam+dunk
“The First Mesozoic Ants”: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/157/3792/1038
“Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees”: https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8
“A Fossil Bee from Early Cretaceous Burmese Amber”: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/314/5799/614
“The Antiquity and Evolutionary History of Social Behavior in Bees”: http://journals.plos.org/p...

Wasp Evolution

published:20 Jul 2018

views:1088

An explanation of wasp evolution. For Anti-Ordinary. All pictures are from Google.
“Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea)”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00003.x
“Phylogenomics Resolves Evolutionary Relationships among Ants, Bees, and Wasps”: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(13)01056-7.pdf
“Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982217303251
The Selfish Gene: https://www.amazon.com/Selfish-Gene-Anniversary-Landmark-Science/dp/0198788606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531411602&sr=8-1&keywords=the+selfish+gene
“Kin selection is the key to altruism”: https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(05)00383-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0169534705003836%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
“The Evolution of Eusociality”: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279739/
Evolution Slam Dunk: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=evolution+slam+dunk
“The First Mesozoic Ants”: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/157/3792/1038
“Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees”: https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1155-8
“A Fossil Bee from Early Cretaceous Burmese Amber”: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/314/5799/614
“The Antiquity and Evolutionary History of Social Behavior in Bees”: http://journals.plos.org/p...

A new invasive species has been discovered in Guam, and scientists are asking for your help to find it and eradicate it, as it could pose a health hazard to Guam\'s vulnerable populations. It\'s typically found throughout Southeast Asia, but just a few days ago the predatory wasp, Vespa Tropica, was d

The Asian Giant Hornet is the deadliest wasp in the world killing hundreds of people each year. Join me as we take a closer looks at Vespa mandarinia and its sub species Vespa mandarinia japonica. This is a re-upload from (2013).
Hornets are a type of wasp. The suborder Apocrita is made up of wasps

Scientists Discover New Wasp Species With Giant Stinger That ‘Looks Like A Fierce Weapon’ An unexpected discovery has perplexed the entomologists who study insects in the rainforests of western Amazonia, reports Science Daily.
In what has been considered a unique ecosystem, located between the Ande

An explanation of wasp evolution. For Anti-Ordinary. All pictures are from Google.
“Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea)”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00003.x
“Phylogenomics Resolves Evolutionary Rela