10 strange and unique creatures that scientists have discovered in 2018

These 10 new creatures will help us imagine how diverse, rich and harsh the Earth's habitat is.

Every year, scientists find about 18,000 new animal or plant species, but this number is still very small compared to the mysterious creatures in nature that we have never heard of. On the other hand, up to 20,000 species are extinct each year, meaning that if we are not careful, we will never have the opportunity to know the characteristics and behaviors they use to adapt to the environment. on the earth.

Recently, the University of New York University of Environment and Forestry (ESF) has announced the list of 'Top 10 new organisms in 2018 ' to raise awareness about natural ecosystems on the Left. Land. Each year from 2008 until now, ESF has always selected 10 newly discovered new species to illustrate the vast, strange and mysterious natural life that humanity cannot discover.

Top 10 new creatures discovered in 2018 published by ESF.

Quentin Wheeler, Principal of the ESF said: 'If we do not find, name and describe these creatures in detail, they will most likely disappear forever before we have the opportunity to do so. that. In addition, their life characteristics will also help us better understand the ecological ecosystem on Earth and enrich the natural evolutionary history '.

Below is a list of 10 newly discovered organisms selected by ESF this year.

Ancoracysta twista

Ancoracysta twista is a monologue monophyll.It uses its beard as a propeller to create a push to help itself move and find food (microorganisms).Ancoracysta twista was discovered in an aquacultural pond in San Diego, California.Scientists are currently working on finding the closest relatives to this single-celled organism.

Dinizia jueirana-facao

The Dinizia jueirana-facao is also known as the Atlantic Tree and is found only in the area near Reserva Natural Vale Valley in Espirito Santo, Brazil.This plant weighs about 56 tons in extremely scarce quantities.Currently, scientists have only discovered 25 different species of this tree family, half of which exist outside conservation areas and are facing extinction.

Epimeria quasimodo

Epimeria quasimodo is a crustacean that is about 2 inches long and features limbs like those living in cold waters. Epimeria quasimodo is one of the 26 new crustacean species of the Epimeria family, often living in the South Ocean. The quasimodo phrase was inspired by the same name character in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" to describe the animal's hump.

Nymphister kronaueri

Nymphister kronaueri is an insect that lives parasitic on the ants Eciton mexicanum.The size, shape and color of this insect coincidentally coincides with the abdominal cavity of Eciton mexicanum and adheres to the host's abdominal wall.When the host stops, Nymphister kronaueri will immediately leave and only return when the host continues to move.

Pongo tapanuliensis

Scientists claim that the Pongo tapanuliensis is one of the descendants of giant chimpanzees and is also facing the most serious extinction in the world.Currently, only about 800 gibbon are living in Sumatra.

Pseudoliparis swirei

Pseudoliparis swirei is also considered a Mariana lion fish and is a fish that lives in the deepest part of the ocean that humans have ever discovered.This creature is small in size, only about 11cm long.However, Pseudoliparis swirei is considered to be the leading predator in his relatives in the Mariana Ocean trench.

Sciaphila sugimotoi

Sciaphila sugimotoi is one of the few heterotrophic plants that exists on Earth.This plant lives symbiosis and absorbs nutrients from a typical fungus that lives nearby.Sciaphila sugimotoi is about 10cm tall and usually blooms in September - October.

Thiolava veneris

Thiolava veneris is a bacterial species first discovered in 2011, 3 years after Tagoro underground volcano erupted along the coast of the Canary Islands.Scientists have found this bacterium wrapped around the crater, forming a white area about half a hectare like the image above.

Wakaleo schouteni

Scientists at the University of New South Wales have unearthed and revived fossils since archiving Riversleigh in Australia and discovering this bag of lions.Wakaleo schouteni weighs only about 23kg and has lived in north-west Queensland forests about 23 million years ago.

Xuedytes bellus

Xuedytes bellus is an insect about 9mm in size and discovered in a cave in southern China.This insect possesses characteristics that are suitable for the living environment in the dark with the head and chest pre-stretched.