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Wlidlife: A Bevy of New Species Discovered in Papua New Guineahttp://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2010/10/06/wildlife-a-bevy-of-new-species-discovered-in-papua-new-guinea/?xid=rsstopstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29
Summary:
There has been a discovery of 200 new species of plants and animals in the forests of Papua New Guinea. They have found different versions of animals and plants, but they have also found new never before seen plants and animals. For the Conservalion International (CI) this just goes to show you that everything still hasn't been discovered on Earth. Yellow-spotted frog, Ceratorbrachid frog, Emerald-green katydid, and Sharp-legged katydid were some of the new discoveries that they found. The sharp-legged katydid has sharp legs on the top of its head and jabs all of its predators, as a deffense mechanism. Loggers and oil palm producers pose a threat on the wildlife here. If they do pose a threat the CI would like to save at least 25% of the plants and animals.
Opinion/Reflection:
I think that this is a really cool thing, I thought that they knew everything that was on this earth, but I guess you will always be able to find new species. That is a very cool way that the katydid can fight off its predators that way it won't get eaten. I also hope that the loggers and oil palm producers do not effect the forest, I'm sure that some of these areas have never seen humans before and it would be really bad if we messed up their habitat.
Questions:
1. Where did they find these new species?
2. Name two of the four species that were listed.
3. How does the sharp-legged katydid fight off its preadators?
4. What percent of the forest do they want to save?
You know, it just goes to show that we as humans still have a lot to learn. Maybe, just maybe, things aren't as totally dire as they seem. My uncle tells me that the earth always has a way of making things equal, like a level. Who knows. But anyway, it is a reall cool thing what they've discovered there.
ReplyDeleteoh and this is a sharp-legged katydid
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://tomwhelan.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/img_7096-1-3katydid.jpg%3Fw%3D467%26h%3D700&imgrefurl=http://tomwhelan.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/katydid/&usg=__qBXnKyxtiOYXD8ZiX_PLv1BqtqY=&h=700&w=467&sz=81&hl=en&start=0&sig2=nOy9ctNJlAxsajGIQCFfHg&zoom=0&tbnid=q4-huSQuXd1yxM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=93&ei=O9utTOuEO4L7lweM6uCEBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsharp%2Blegged%2Bkatydid%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D592%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=605&oei=LtutTLmZOoaglAeb7aH1BA&esq=4&page=1&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=40&ty=76
This is so cool! I would love to find new speices and even see them up close. Though the katydid has these adaptations i still fear that us humans will ruin there habitat. Its more important to find new species and help them thrive instead of cutting down trees and getting oil. If we did less of the construction and more of the helping species our ecosystem would beable to thrive better nad the world would become healthier and eco friendly.
ReplyDelete1.the forests of Papua New Guinea
2.Ceratorbrachid frog & Emerald-green katydid
3.it has sharp thingss on its head and legs that it can jab away predators with.
4. at least 25%
This is cool that they are finding new animals. Hopefully the oil and foresters don't harm the environment that these creatures live in because then these newly found animals will disappear for ever.
ReplyDelete1) forests of Papua New Guinea
2) Emerald-green katydid and Sharp-legged katydid
3)by jabing the sharp legs on its head into its preditor
4)25%
There are so many animals we've never seen before. Its amazing that we are still finding new species that are alive, even today, where so many species are already extinct. There are probably still more species to find, which are all over the world.
ReplyDeleteHere is a picture of the ceratobatrachid frog : http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/ArchOLD-6/1137395524.jpg
Wow! this article just goes-to-show that there is still a myriad of undiscovered animals! In my opinion, this is a very large find, for we may be able to further categorize the species of our planet, and be able to learn more about them.
ReplyDeleteHere is a picture of a Katydid: http://www.jennifermarohasy.com/blog/archives/Phricta.jpg. an marvolous creature, if I say so myself.