Anupama Shrestha

Tag: ocean

  • New moth species discovery

    The 3mm-long micro moth, which lives in Hembury Woods in Devon, was recognised as a new species this year .

    This week, the biologist who discovered it is presenting the Natural History Museum of London with one of the first known specimens.

    The receipt of this “type” specimen will mark the official acceptance of the moth’s existence in the country.

    The tiny micro moth, which has a wingspan of just 6mm, was first spotted in 2004. (more…)

  • Ocean’s tiniest species

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    The lastest data to be released by the Census of Marine Life (CoML) focuses on “hard to see” species. One of the new creatures to be described by scientists is this “squid worm”, recorded at a depth of 2.8km in the Celebes Sea.