New Species Found in Central Park 30
ScurvySeaDog writes "The centipede is the first new species in more than a century to be discovered in Central Park." Just goes to show what's right before your eyes...
With your bare hands?!?
Isolated. (Score:3, Interesting)
Could this new species perhaps evolved there from a known centipede species?
A new species of mosquito [abdn.ac.uk] evolved in the London underground, for example.
Re:Isolated. (Score:1, Interesting)
It wasn't evolution, it was just hiding from nosy biologists. Sort of like the Coelacanth [dinofish.com], which is an index fossil for rock layers 70,000,000 to 400,000,000 years old. Brings up questions, doesn't it.
BotFly (Score:3, Interesting)
http://mycostaricatrip.sitemanager.ims.net/lear
Check out the "Mark's Human Botfly Infestation Story" link. A horrifying prospect to have a couple of these little guys burrowing in your scrotum. No lie.