Thousands of New Species are Discovered on a Tiny Island, page 1

An expedition to a tiny island in the South Pacific's Republic of Vanatu has yielded hundreds of new species, including possibly 1000 new species of crab. 153 scientists from 20 countries participated in the survey of Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific, scouring caves, mountains, reefs, shallows, and forests collecting species. Out of over 10,000 species collected, the researchers are predicting that as many as 2000 may be previously unknown to the scientific community.

The photos of these creatures in this article are absolutely amazing.

Winkipedia entry on the Republic of Vanatu.

Does this mean that God's Workshop (much like Santa's Workshop) is a very small and secluded place where the artist/creator works in mysterious ways? ...or is this just more evidence on top of the already mountain of existing evidence that evolution is undeniable fact?

I can't help but notice how similar a parallel this discover is
to that of Darwin's notes on the Galapagos Islands.

[edit on 3-12-2008 by The All Seeing I]

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great find ^^

go scientists

it still amazes me people still deny evolution when things like this are found which exactly what it predicts

Ran across...
The Top Ten New Species of 2007
&
Strange New Species Found on Great Barrier Reef
at national geographic today...
thought you guys might appreciate these.


[edit on 12-12-2008 by The All Seeing I]

Here's a strange fish with legs, that clearly shows a key transitional step in evolution.

www.wimp.com...

Don't know the name of it or location...
if anyone by chance knows, please enlighten.

Originally posted by The All Seeing I
Here's a strange fish with legs, that clearly shows a key transitional step in evolution.

www.wimp.com...

Don't know the name of it or location...
if anyone by chance knows, please enlighten.

wow. That was neat footage as you couldn't capture the actual movement of the legs in a still picture. I would like to know more about this odd fish. Google image search didn't turn it up in the first three pages so I gave up looking.

it walks similar to frog fish

may be a species of these fellows

en.wikipedia.org...



[edit on 18/1/09 by noobfun]

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That's just beautiful! Reminded me strongly of Miyazaki animation like Tortoro or Spirited Away.

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that'll be the music used

both good films, deffinatley 2 of the better pieces from ghibli along with howls and monokoe

hadnt noticed until you said that and i rewatched them going for a walk to see what you meant

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I've been looking at new species and ecosystems a lot lately. Some scientists have been using Google Earth to identify potential niche systems. An expedition to an isolated mountain peak in Mozambique has been very successful after...

Scouring satellite images via Google Earth for potential conservation sites at elevations of 1600 meters or more, Julian Bayliss a locally-based conservationist, in 2005 spotted a 7,000-hectare tract of forest on Mount Mabu. The scientifically unexplored forest had previously only been known to villagers. Subsequent expeditions in October and November this year turned up hundreds of species of plants and animals, including some that are new to science.

Source and pictures

The irony that our technology is helping to discover the niche ecosystems that it's helping to destroy Only in the past week or two a critter was discovered, yellowish marsupial/ rodent? It spits some form of venom. I just can't seem to find it to link with... I agree with the point about Evolution. It's a real capital-T 'Theory'. Evidence and everything I look at the colors and shapes of these new critters and am often moved. They are wonderful and give me a moment of connectedness with the world. We are all part of the overall ecosystem. Evolution is an amazing thing of wonder (demonstrated, tested, evidenced, peer reviewed) and long past serious challenge from the stubborn.

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Here is the venomous mammal I couldn't find. It was caught on video late last year in the Caribbean.

It appears to be one of only five mammals that are venomous, none of which are rodent.

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