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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. Isolated. by undeg+chwech · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Central park is pretty isolated from the outside world - for a centipede.

    Could this new species perhaps evolved there from a known centipede species?

    A new species of mosquito evolved in the London underground, for example.

  2. BotFly by johnstewart · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You think that's gross, check this out:

    http://mycostaricatrip.sitemanager.ims.net/learn /i ndex.php?category_id=163

    Check out the "Mark's Human Botfly Infestation Story" link. A horrifying prospect to have a couple of these little guys burrowing in your scrotum. No lie.