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New Species

The first photo of the woolly devil made a stir among botanists when Deb Manley uploaded it to iNaturalist in March 2024.

A Devilish New Species Discovered in Big Bend National Park

This tiny, fuzzy sunflower relative has been hiding in plain sight—it represents the first new genus identified in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years.

Andrew Coletti March 4, 2025

The new species is about a foot long, and like other species, curls into a ball with their suckers pointing out when protecting their eggs.

New Species of Octopus Thrives in Deep Sea Nurseries

At warm, deep sea springs off Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, throngs of octopus "balls" gather to tend their brood.

Roxanne Hoorn January 16, 2024

Scientists don’t know how many silky anteaters live in Brazil’s Parnaíba Delta. Densely vegetated mangroves make it difficult to count the elusive animals.

Brazil's Most Adorable Anteater May Be a New Species

These isolated, pocket-sized silky anteaters live among the mangroves of Brazil’s Atlantic coast.

James Hall November 20, 2023

Catasticta sibyllae, named for Maria Sibylla Merian, is known from only two specimens.

natural history

A Rare and Striking Butterfly Is Named for a Pioneering Female Naturalist

Maria Sibylla Merian watched these beautiful insects more closely than anyone else of her time.

Sarah Laskow December 6, 2018

Sumatran cascade tadpole with a suction belly.

Found: A New Frog Species Born With Suction-Cup Bellies

Tadpoles with "belly suckers" are wriggling around Sumatra.

Christina Ayele Djossa March 12, 2018

Meet the newly identified Waorani dog-faced bat.

Found: Two New Species of Dog-Faced Bats

No, they won't make good pets.

Vittoria Traverso January 18, 2018

Illustration of an extinct New Zealand burrowing bat by Gavin Mouldey.

Found: A Giant Extinct Burrowing Bat

It used to scurry about on all fours on New Zealand's forest floor.

Vittoria Traverso January 10, 2018

The golden-crowned manakin is the only known hybrid species in the Amazon.

Found: The First Known Hybrid Bird Species in the Amazon Rain Forest

Resistance to crossing rivers gave it the space to evolve into something new.

Vittoria Traverso January 9, 2018

Stingrays, Anteaters, and Orchids: The Year in Newly Discovered Species

Science, please meet this bevy of unusual creatures.

Vittoria Traverso December 20, 2017

The amber-trapped prehistoric parasites with an extant tick measuring 0.2 inches.

Found: 99-Million-Year-Old Ticks Trapped in Amber

One of them was entangled with a dinosaur feather.

Vittoria Traverso December 13, 2017

Two views of colorful but lethal: <em>Apheloria polychroma</em>.

Found: A Millipede With 6 Colorways and a Cyanide Coating

A bright, shining example of "predator education."

Vittoria Traverso December 5, 2017

Found: An Electric Blue Tarantula and More Than 30 Other New Species

A rich month of species-finding in the Guyana rain forest.

Vittoria Traverso November 27, 2017

<em>Placida brookae</em> was named for diver and underwater photographer Brook Peterson.

Found: 3 New Sea Slugs That Were Victims of Mistaken Identity

One has been named after a former president who had a thing for marine conservation.

Vittoria Traverso November 22, 2017