Since we have been talking about Charles Darwin in class recently, I thought it would be interesting to do my post on species that have recently been discovered.Although a majority of these creatures are relatively small, some are enormous. It seems, however, that all of the species that are being found are closely related to very similar animals.
Of all the animals that I came across, I found the Frilled Shark to be the most interesting (seen to the left). It is very prehistoric looking, like a cross between a shark and a eel.
The one that I dislike the most was definitely the Blue Fanged Tarantula. I have a small amount of arachnophobia, so this aggressive little devil that throws stinging hairs as a defense is just another one to add to my list of creatures I don't want to come across. it was discovered in the Amazon, where new species are being discovered every few days. Unfortunately thes
e animals are more at risk than the other newly discovered species due to the large amount of logging that is occurring there. This is not to say that the other animals are safe, on the contrary, it seems it took people so long to discover them, because there are so few of them alive to begin with!
e animals are more at risk than the other newly discovered species due to the large amount of logging that is occurring there. This is not to say that the other animals are safe, on the contrary, it seems it took people so long to discover them, because there are so few of them alive to begin with! Although it is upsetting to see these animals coming into such close contact with extinction, extinction appears to only mean that people don't know where the species is at the time, in some cases at least.
I have always found it to be very closed minded to not believe in the legendary Bigfoot. This is not only a potentially undiscovered species, but also the missing link in The Theory of Evolution. Consider if a creature matching Bigfoot's description was found. I imagine that this would be a very big paradigm shift, The Law of Evolution? It would impact the scientific community, many religious groups, and I'm sure the human population would be in general very interested in learning more about this new animal. There have been so many alleged sightings of the creature that although I'm sure some of the claimed witnesses are lying, I find it very hard to believe that they are all lying. Not to mention, you never know!
Here are some more videos of recently discovered species
I'm not surprised that scientists keep finding new species at all. That spider however, I would be glad to live without. Animals have to adapt all the time so it is not surprising at all that we are finding more and more different variations of creatures that already exist.
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty crazy when we as humans step back and realize that we don't know everything that there is to know about this earth.
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ReplyDeleteThere will always be something new to discover. Evolution could be occurring under our noses in many species, such as spiders, that give them blue fangs. This could be relatively new and we just think its something we should have discovered before.
ReplyDeleteI've watched some television shows about the validity of big foot and some people are ardent about his existence. I never bought in to their testimonies however, this article makes me question my own opinion about the creature as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it will be interesting to see how much the Theory of Evolution would change based on whether or not we ever find proof that Bigfoot does exist.
ReplyDeleteI saw that prehistoric shark on the news awhile ago. They said it died not long after they found it and that it lived in the deep sea.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I don't think we've found even half of the species that exist on the Earth. I'm excited to see more!
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