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Originally Posted by Ganoderma
very cool! i remember reading about 3 new jumping spiders found in taiwan. the strange thing is they were collected in the early 1900's and when they were looking at them in collection, they realized they were new...due to taiwans economic growth and environmental disaster they have never been seen since.
i think it very interesting how old collections from previously lush regions may be the ONLY example of a specie left as these nations are quickly being transformed.
that new gecko is amazing!!!! glad to hear it!
there was a recent discovery of a new peyote specie as well, but it isn't so much accepted by many.
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I think I remember reading something about the taiwan spiders. I know a few years back some botanists were going through the Minnesota Science museum collection and found a few interesting plants that had not been cataloged correctly and this changed some data on the plants of MN.
