Australia Names 139 New Species

Australia Names 139 New Species
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Australian scientists have named and described more than 100 new species, including an ant that protects butterfly larvae, a millipede with more than 1,000 legs, and a fish that lives 100 meters below the surface in the past year.
In a statement on Aug. 9, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) announced that its researchers and partners have named and described 139 new species over the past year, which include 131 insects and other invertebrates, four fish, and three plants.
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