Vietnamese queens are listed in 10 impressive species in 2015

The American Institute of Environmental and Forestry Science (ESF) publishes 10 impressive newly discovered organisms of 2015, including one found in Vietnam.

List of 10 impressive species in 2015

Long stick-shaped insects grow in Tam Dao National Forest of Vietnam.They are about 23 cm long, are slow moving insects.Rods were taken to the zoo of the Royal Belgian Academy of Natural Sciences in Brussels.(Photo: Jonathan Brecko)

Torquigener albomaculosus puffer fish lives off Japan's Amami-Ōshima island.Males create around 1.8 m wide circles to build their nests by swimming and rolling in the sand in the seabed.These circles have led scientists to headaches for the past 20 years to find their origins.Their nest can only be used once to attract females, then they will be further dug to protect the eggs.(Photo: Yoji Okata)

Archaeologists discovered fossils of a dinosaur with many exotic characteristics like birds, living about 66 million years ago. The dinosaur was named Anzu wyliei, after the name of a bird monster in ancient mythology. With a height of more than three meters, weighing 200-300 kg, this dinosaur walks on two feet and is one of the largest predators on Earth. They have long round heads, parrot-like beaks, hollow bones, thin skinny legs, sharp claws and can cover the entire body feathers. Dinosaurs lay eggs in the nest and hatch like chickens.
Three incomplete fossil bones were found at Hell Creek, where many dinosaur fossils were discovered, in North Dakota and South Dakota.(Photo: Mark A. Klingler)

Sea slugs Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum is a viscous creature, a missing link between two types of sea slugs, a water-eating species and a coral-eating species.They are only 25 mm long, living in the waters around Japan's Ryukyu Island.(Photo: Robert Bolland)

Tillandsia religiosa is a plant shaped like a flower growing in the desert.They are quite popular in some parts of Mexico, but are newly named scientifically.Pineapple species live in the high 1,800 - 2,000 m above sea level.(Photo: A. Espejo)

Balanophora coralliformis are chlorophyll plants, shaped like corals and found in the Philippines.They live on parasites on other plants for nutrition.Balanophora coralliformis can be found in mossy forests of 1,460 - 1,700 m above sea level.Scientists currently only confirm about 50 individuals.(Photo: PB Pelser & JF Barcelona)

Desert Spiders Cebrennus rechenbergi flee from enemies by turning around like wheels, This is how to move twice as fast as when they run on foot, regardless of terrain.(Photo: Ingo Rechenberg)

Deuteragenia ossarium assassins are only 12.7 mm in size, known for their use of other insects.The queen builds a nest on the ground with soil and pieces of trees, then localizes the nest with the bodies of dead ants.According to ecologist Michael Staab, the smell of ants can create a chemical cover for beehives.This bee's venom can be deadly.(Photo: Michael Staab)

This multicellular, asymmetrical creature with fossil-like form from prehistoric times is found at depths of 400-1,000 m in southeastern Australia.Scientists think they may have relatives with two comb jellyfish (Ctenophora) or intestinal cavities (Cnidaria - jellyfish, corals, anemones and water).This new creature poses a challenge to all existing biological classifications.(Photo: Jorgen Olesen)

The frog found in this Indonesian island of Sulawesi has a distinct characteristic of canine teeth and a length of only about 40 mm.Currently, researchers have not been able to determine the overall scope of this species.(Photo of Jimmy A. McGuire)