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New Species Found in Central Park

Posted by michael on from the muggerus-americanus-still-found-often dept.

ScurvySeaDog writes "The centipede is the first new species in more than a century to be discovered in Central Park." Just goes to show what's right before your eyes...

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  1. That happens all the time by GCP · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everytime I go to Central Park I encounter a new species or two. They appear humanoid, but I'm sure I don't know what planet they're from.

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    1. Re:That happens all the time by jafuser · · Score: 3, Funny
      [Puts on his sunglasses]

      Excuse me, GCP, I'm with the local health clinic and we're going around town and giving people free eye exams today. Would you look right here for just a second.....

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  2. Centipede? by DJayC · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it's only got 82-legs, why is it a centipede? I'm sure some bum just spent his day cutting off the lower 1/4 of all the centipedes in sight.. new species!

    1. Re:Centipede? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      He was drunk and them things are squiggly. You try cutting off exactly 25 legs.

  3. They should come to my place by GrandCow · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they want to find some new species to name, they should check out my bedroom. With all the crap that's been laying around for who knows how long I'm sure a few things have mutated into new organisms by now.

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  4. Wrong Topic by EccentricAnomaly · · Score: 4, Funny

    This story should have been submitted as a "Bug" :)

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  5. 0.4 inches long? by sedawkgrep · · Score: 3, Funny

    Article says something like "adult grows to about 0.4 inches in length, about half that of a normal centipede".

    WTF?! Is that all the bigger they get in the rest of the world? My best friend caught one in his bedroom (he lives in a very desert/arid area of Colorado) that was about 5 inches long. HUGE. I've seen several in the 3-4 inch range. Anyhow he stuck it in a big tea-jar and proceeded to feed it all sorts of other insects. Watching that thing eat was possibly the most horrific thing I've ever seen in real life. Those things are truly frightening creatures. Not to mention the barbed legs - they created a nice screeching sound as it tried to climb the side of the jar.

    YUCK.

    sedawkgrep

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