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27 Unknown Species Discovered

NaijaGuy writes "27 unknown species of spiders, centipedes, scorpion-like creatures and other animals have been discovered in caves beneath national parks in California's Sierra Nevada. The Texas-based Zara Environmental led the 3-year exploration and has published reports with photos of the fascinating critters. "Not only are these animals new to science, but they're adapted to very specific environments -- some of them, to a single room in one cave," said Joel Despain, a cave specialist who helped explore 30 of the 238 known caves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks."

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  1. 27 Unknown Species Discovered... by sdnoob · · Score: 0, Troll

    and twenty-six of those were found at the u.s. capitol building... the other was at some old white house on penn ave.