RED WEALS INVADE SEA SIDE TOWN-NEWHAVEN

RED WEALS-BROWN TAIL MOTH.LARVAE CATERPILLARS WERE FOUND NESTED IN THOUSANDS IN NEWHAVEN,EAST SUSSEX.HAIRS FROM THEM CAUSE PAINFUL RASHES,SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS,HAY FEVER.RESIDENTS OF THE SEA SIDE TOWN HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO KEEP THEIR WINDOWS SHUT,EXPERTS ARE UNSURE WHY THE INCH-LONG CATERPILLAR ARE BECOMING SO ACTIVE.

CENTROIDES TECOMANUS SCORPION MAY HELP FIGHT CANCER AND PARKINSONS

SCORPION VENOM MAY HELP FIGHT CANCER AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE.SCIENTISTS FOUND THE VENOM FROM THE CENTROIDES TECOMANUS  SCORPION DESTROYED  CELLS.IT ALSO BOSTED  DOPINE -THE MOVEMENT-CONTROLLING CHEMICAL WHICH IS REDUCED IN PARKINSONS,THE RESEARCH WAS CARRIED OUT BY COLIMA UNIVERSITY,MEXICO.

New species' of ancient human found

A new species of ancient human has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia, scientists report.

Researchers discovered jaw bones and teeth, which date to between 3.3m and 3.5m years old.

It means this new hominin was alive at the same time as several other early human species, suggesting our family tree is more complicated than was thought.

The study is published in the journal Nature.

The new species has been called Australopithecus deyiremeda, which means "close relative" in the language spoken by the Afar people.READ MORE -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32906836

Ampulex dementor-Dementor Wasp, Toothy Bat Among New Species Found in Asia

Every day, the dementor wasp (Ampulex dementor) flies through the rain forests of Thailand looking for cockroaches. When it finds one, it stings, injecting a special venom that makes the roach unable to control its own movements. The wasp then helps “guide” the cockroach back to its nest, where the wasp eventually lays eggs that hatch into larvae that feed upon the roach’s flesh. The wasp, which is named after the hideous Azkaban guards from the Harry Potter books, is just one of the 139 new species that scientists and naturalists discovered in Southeast Asia in 2014, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Since 1997, researchers have found 2,216 previously unknown species here, an average of one discovery every three days. This area of the Mekong River -READ MORE-http://www.newsweek.com/dementor-wasp-and-toothy-bat-among-new-species-found-asia-337036

Newly discovered species of marsupial known for suicidal sex under threat, Queensland researchers say

Queensland researchers have discovered two new species of a rare Australian marsupial known for its deadly mating habits. The antechinus, a mouse-like marsupial, has stolen headlines over the years for its bizarre mating frenzies that are so intense, the males die soon afterwards. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. 00:00 00:00 AUDIO: Listen to Elise Worthington's report. (The World Today) Now, two new species of the mammal have been discovered living in Australia's south-east. Researchers are applying to both the Queensland and Tasmanian Governments to have several species of antechinus listed as endangered, before the populations disappear. Competitive suitor's date with death-READ MORE AND HEAR AUDIO-http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-29/researchers-fear-for-newly-discovered-suicidal-sex-marsupial/6506870

7 Sconnie Waterways and the Sea Serpents That Love Them

Previously, we’ve written about the histories of Wisconsin’s many waterways and lakes. Now that boating season is back, we bring you a look at the monsters that may (but probably don’t) live in said waters. A century ago, you couldn’t turn a newspaper page without seeing a hair-raising account of people swearing to have barely escaped a lake (or river) monster. It's hardly surprising that Wisconsin – given our massive amount of water features – has been home to such legends. Much of the reporting on these monsters is from historical sources, and with the sincerity some of the eyewitness accounts hold, you almost can’t help but believe them. But of course we know better now. Right? Many of these entries come from Chad Lewis’s Hidden Headlines of Wisconsin, a collection of incredible stories from old Wisconsin newspapers. Here are some of my favorite legends of Sconnie lake monsters from old Wisconsin headlines. Remember to pack a harpoon and a shotgun next time you go canoeing. 1. Fort Atkinson Red Cedar Lake – In 1892, The New North reported that Red Cedar Lake was “...again agitated by a monster who has lain dormant through the cold months.” Again. Several witnesses saw a mud turtle disappear within a “capacious -READ MORE-http://volumeone.org/news/1/posts/2015/05/26/9321_7_sconnie_waterways_and_the_sea_serpents_that_love_them

In pictures: Drones take whale science to new heights

Instead of standing on the shore with binoculars, scientists are turning to drones to monitor wild populations of whales off the US coast. A hexacopter hovers 40m or more above the ocean, kitted out with a high-resolution camera to record valuable images of these huge beasts. Researchers can use these pictures to count the whales, but also to study their health and their behaviour. This will allow a thorough survey of the gray whales living off California. "We can't put a gray whale on a scale, but we can use aerial images to analyze their body condition - basically, how fat or skinny they are," said John Durban, a marine mammal biologist at Noaa Fisheries. Gray whales reach up to 15m in length and can live for more than 50 years. The amount of fat that they carry is crucial - especially for a mother nursing a calf.READ MORE AND SEE MORE PHOTOS-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32935898

New species of fish found in the Western Ghats

Ecologists have discovered a new species of fish called Pethia striata in Tunga River in the Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka. The male of the species measures 3-4cm in length and is red in colour, while the female is grey with a striking pattern of scales. The discovery of the new species was published in the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists by researchers from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) . V. M. Atkore, an ecologist working in the Western Ghats for the last four years, had chosen Kudremukh National Park for sampling as no one had studied it before. “I had conducted pilot surveys in 2010-11 and was familiar with fish in the region. But this fish that I found in the park was different and after I sent a photo to my superior, it was confirmed this was new,” said Atkore, a PhD student at the Bangalore-based Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, ATREE. Akore took measurements and photographs of male and female species which had striking colours and body patterns. The species was distinct in several ways, but the most striking characteristics were the pattern of scales which form oblique bars and the black blotch just before the tail. “The ring is particularly apparent in both male and female and is distinct in -READ MORE -http://www.livemint.com/Politics/z8OW9mbQQ5UzE2qqRj0FHO/New-species-of-fish-found-in-the-Western-Ghats.html

Ecologists have discovered a new species of fish called Pethia striata in Tunga River in the Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka. The male of the species measures 3-4cm in length and is red in colour, while the female is grey with a striking pattern of scales. The discovery of the new species was published in the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists by researchers from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) . V. M. Atkore, an ecologist working in the Western Ghats for the last four years, had chosen Kudremukh National Park for sampling as no one had studied it before. “I had conducted pilot surveys in 2010-11 and was familiar with fish in the region. But this fish that I found in the park was different and after I sent a photo to my superior, it was confirmed this was new,” said Atkore, a PhD student at the Bangalore-based Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, ATREE. Akore took measurements and photographs of male and female species which had striking colours and body patterns. The species was distinct in several ways, but the most striking characteristics were the pattern of scales which form oblique bars and the black blotch just before the tail. “The ring is particularly apparent in both male and female and is distinct in this species,” he said. The fish from Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot, is currently known to be found only in the two streams of Mudba and Turad, a region populated by wet evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. Pethia striata is found in small groups of 3-4 individuals in shallow pools and would be an addition to the largest family of fish, scientifically called Cyprinidae, which includes common carp, goldfish, and zebrafish. “Biodiversity is booming in the Ghats, which is one of the biodiversity hotspots in India. But increasing human presence puts pressures on the natural resources and freshwater diversity is most sensitive to changes like water diversion and dams,” said Atkore. “We still get such new discoveries in the less disturbed streams and not in polluted streams, and such discoveries are important to increase conservation efforts for this area, particularly such river stretches and streams,” he added. Freshwater biodiversity is one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world, especially in India. “There is progressive loss of freshwater biodiversity in the country and these systems are very badly protected,” said Madhav Gadgil, who served as the chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel which submitted its report to the central government in 2011. Some of the recently discovered new species in the Western Ghats include a little jumping spider in the Southern Ghats, a new frog species in Central Ghats. Last year, 14 new dancing frog species were discovered in the forests of Western Ghats. 0 inShare 1 Comments Subscribe to: Daily Newsletter Breaking News WESTERN GHATS NEW FISH SPECIES BIODIVERSITY KUDREMUKH NATIONAL PARK TUNGA RIVER ALSO READ Also, they seek permission to offer degrees without having to compromise their present autonomous character IIM degree plan: Independent B-schools to seek legal opinion Rahul Gandhi committed to creating a new cadre of leadership in states, says Jairam Ramesh Rahul Gandhi expected to be Congress president this year: Jairam Ramesh The income tax department has put up a claim of Rs10,000 crore Nokia tax case to be heard by Delhi high court on 26 May Here are some of the recent forecasts on Indian growth numbers by international agencies UN joins Moody’s, IMF in projecting 7% plus growth rate for India in current fiscal ALSO READclose IIM degree plan: Independent B-schools to seek legal opinion SLIDESHOW Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM amidst pomp and show SAT, MAY 23 2015. 03 12 PM Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM amidst pomp and show Photo Essay: Play it out loud FRI, MAY 22 2015. 06 54 PM Photo Essay: Play it out loud Chinese beer most popular brew in the world FRI, MAY 22 2015. 11 54 AM Chinese beer most popular brew in the world Historic Syrian city Palmyra faces danger of wipe-out by ISIS THU, MAY 21 2015. 06 35 PM Historic Syrian city Palmyra faces danger of wipe-out by ISIS MORE FROM THIS SECTION Companies : People | Results | Management

A New Species of Ocean Pillbug Was Discovered in Los Angeles

Say hello to L.A.’s newest celeb—a tiny, previously unknown “marine pillbug” riddled with all sorts of interesting tubercles and uropods. Researchers heralded the discovery of the homely creature yesterday in the journal ZooKeys, publishing glamour shots only a xenocrab from Zubenelgenubi could love. Here’s a male and female doing the invertebrate equivalent of canoodling, for instance:READ MORE-http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/05/a-new-species-of-ocean-pillbug-was-discovered-in-los-angeles/393584/

Requiem for ancient tongue worm: New species of intruder discovered

Researchers have discovered the 425-million-year-old fossil remains of a new species of parasite, still attached to the host animal it invaded long ago. The new species is a type of tongue worm, an arthropod that has a worm-like body, a head, and two pairs of limbs. Its modern-day relatives live within the respiratory system of host animals, sometimes even humans, after being ingested via an intermediate host such as a fish. An international team of researchers found several specimens of the new species, named Invavita piratica (meaning "ancient intruder" and "piracy"), in 425-million-year-old rocks in Herefordshire, England. The specimens were "exceptionally well-preserved," according to the researchers, and range in size from about 1 to 4 millimeters long. A study describing the ancient parasite appears in the May 21 edition of the journal Current Biology. "This is the most important fossil evidence yet discovered of the origins of this type of parasitism," said Yale University paleontologist Derek Briggs, co-author of the study. Briggs is the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Yale and curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. This is the first fossil tongue worm species to be found associated with its host. In this case, the host is an ostracod—a group of micro-arthropods with two shells that are joined at a hinge.READ MORE -http://phys.org/news/2015-05-requiem-ancient-tongue-worm.html

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DNA hints at earlier dog evolution

Swedish researchers say that dogs may have been domesticated much earlier than some other studies suggest. A genetic study indicates that dogs may have begun to split from wolves 27,000 years ago. The discovery, in Current Biology, challenges the view that dogs were domesticated much more recently, around 15,000 years ago as humans changed from being hunter-gatherers to farmers. The study might also explain the deep bond between dogs and humans. [Dogs] are part of our own evolution into a modern society Peter Smith, Wildwood Trust Other researchers had proposed that the domestication of dogs arose with the emergence of agriculture, when human hunter-gatherers settled and formed communities. The new study, which was led by Dr Love Dalen of the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, challenges this view.-READ MORE-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32691843

Ocean's hidden world of plankton revealed in 'enormous database'

The hidden world of the ocean's tiniest organisms has been revealed in a series of papers published in the journal Science. An international team has been studying samples of plankton collected during a three-year global expedition. They have so far found 35,000 species of bacteria, 5,000 new viruses and 150,000 single-celled plants and creatures. They believe that the majority of these are new to science. Dr Chris Bowler, from the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), in Paris, told BBC News: "We have the most complete description yet of planktonic organisms to date: what's there in terms of viruses, bacteria and protozoa - we finally have a catalogue of what is present globally."-READ MORE -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32831814

How spiders create the sounds of love

Scientists have revealed the musical, flirtatious side of a common spider. Alexander Sweger and Prof George Uetz from the University of Cincinnati recorded the percussive courtship display of the so-called purring wolf spider Gladicosa gulosa. They played the male spiders' call to females, revealing that they used leaves to transmit sound. They presented the findings at the Acoustical Society of America annual meeting. The researchers think this could provide clues about the earliest evolution of sound-based communication. When the team started their research on this North American spider species they found that the few papers that had been published on it mentioned the sound it made - a quiet "chorus of spiders" that ecologists reported hearing in the forests of the US. Most spiders use and detect physical vibrations, sensing through their legs the presence of one another, and of prey and predators. Recording studio "I decided I wanted to find out whether this species using airborne sound to communicate," Mr Sweger told BBC News. To do this, he and the team set up a tiny spider recording studio - putting male READ MORE-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32845010 ALSO LISTEN TO SPIDER PURRING

Boy, now 18, who found 'bizarre' dinosaur species excited 'kids will be talking about me'

Diego Suarez was not of those 7-year-olds obsessed with dinosaurs. He was more into contemporary mammals, he says, and he kept a vast collection of cow and sheep bones he had found nearby the summer cottage his parents, both geologists, had recently built in the Chilean Patagonia. “That’s how I began to know the texture of bones,” said Suarez, who is among an elite circle of people who have a species of dinosaur named after him. And not just any species, but the first vegetarian theropod (a well-known carnivore in the T-Rex family) ever found in that part of the world and one described by paleontologists as “one of the most bizarre dinosaurs ever found.”READ MORE AND SEE PHOTOS-http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2015/05/15/boy-who-found-bizarre-dinosaur-species-now-18-excited-kids-will-be-talking/

Manipur’s Ngapang revealed to world as new catfish species

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of catfish, Glyptothorax senapatiensis, in the Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of Manipur. The people of the region have been having the six-cm-long freshwater fish as food for long, calling it Ngapang.

“It is a small but edible fish with high nutritional value and a lot of oil content,” ZSI scientist Laishram Kosygin told The Hindu. The fish has a thoracic adhesive apparatus that helps it cling on to the rocky riverbed in mountains against strong currents. All Glyptothorax-genus fish have this characteristic.

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, an international journal published from Germany, recorded the new species in March, with Mr. Kosygin, Nongthombam Premananda and Bano Saidullah authoring the paper.

Scientists say the Northeast has a rich aquatic biodiversity, with 361 of the 816 fish species found in India present there. Several important species of catfish, a diverse group of ray-finned fish with prominent barbells resembling cat whiskers, are found there.

Manipur has a high diversity of aquatic fauna because of the two important river drainage systems. “The western half is fed by the Barak-Brahmaputra drainage and the eastern and central valleys are crisscrossed by the Chindwin river drainage, and these account for the variety in the aquatic fauna,” Mr. Kosygin said.

Opah, the world's first warm-blooded fish species, flaps fins to generate heat

The opah is the first fish species found to be fully warm-blooded, circulating heated blood throughout its body much like mammals and birds, research has revealed. The fish, found in the waters off the US, Australia and several other countries, generates heat by constantly flapping its fins and has developed an internal “heat exchange” system within its gills to conserve the warmth. This adaptation means warm blood that leaves the opah’s body core helps heat cold blood returning from the surface of the gills where it absorbs oxygen, maintaining an average body temperature of about 4C to 5C. This system, likened by scientists to a car radiator, is similar to that used by -READ MORE AND SEE VIDEO -http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/15/opah-the-worlds-first-warm-blooded-fish-species-flaps-fins-to-generate-heat

Travis Louie's "Archive of Lost Species" paintings

Fantastic painter of the fantastical Travis Louie returns to Seattle's Roq La Rue Gallery with a new show opening tomorrow (May 7). Titled "Archive of Lost Species," the paintings and drawings hang until May 30. From Roq La Rue:

(Louie's) work is highly influenced by Victorian and Edwardian oddities and portraiture, and he often refers to his style as a kind of ‘cryptozoology’. Informed by the stories he writes, his characters inhabit a world shared with other strange creatures, mythological figures, and extinct or exaggerated versions of animals we know. Each has their own unique folklore, but they are connected through the relationships that unfold thorough Louis’ tales, their intricate histories and societies revealed through a window into an alternate past-READ MORE AND SEE MORE PICTURES-http://boingboing.net/2015/05/07/travis-louies-archive-of-l.html

Ottoia prolifica-Toothy 'Penis Worm' from Cambrian Period Discovered

You might have heard of vagina dentata — the mythical "toothed vagina" born of male paranoia. But have you heard of the carnivorous penis-shaped worm known as Ottoia prolifica? This 505-million-year-old phallus-like creature actually had a throat full of teeth.

Now, scientists who took a close look at the teeth of fossilized penis worms (or priapulids) have discovered a new species.

Paleontologist Charles Walcott first discovered O. prolifica in 1911 in the Burgess Shale, a geologic formation in the Canadian Rockies that contains fossils of bizarre critters, such as trilobites and velvet worms, from the middle Cambrian period.-READ MORE -http://www.livescience.com/50748-cambrian-penis-worm-discovered.html

Capelatus pryke-New species of diving beetle found living in isolation in Africa

A striking new species of beetle with no direct relatives has been identified by a scientist from Plymouth University living in wetlands on the outskirts of Cape Town.

Capelatus prykei is so different from any of the world's other diving beetles that it has been placed in a new genus all of its own, with its nearest relations to be found around the Mediterranean and in New Guinea.

In a study, published in the journal Systematic Entomology, scientists used a combination of morphological and molecular data to study Capelatus, and establish it as a highly distinctive, and apparently endangered, member of the world fauna.

Capelatus prykei measures between 8-10mm, large in comparison to most copelatine diving beetles, and was discovered in areas of relatively dense vegetation within the Noordhoek Wetlands.

Dr David Bilton, Reader in Aquatic Biology at Plymouth University, said: "Capelatus prykei immediately looks odd, quite unlike any previously known diving beetle. It's fairly common to find new species of beetle, but it's much less usual to find things which are so different they have to be put in their own genus. Our study of DNA sequences shows that the closest relatives ofCapelatus live thousands of miles away, and that they last shared a common ancestor around 30-40 million years ago.

"This beetle's a real evolutionary relic, which only seems to have survived in a very small area close to Cape Town, probably because this region has had a relatively stable climate over the last few million years. Today Capelatus is extremely rare though - in fact we know of only one population, fortunately located inside Table Mountain National Park. We've also found old, unnamed specimens in the Natural History Museum in London, but the area where these were caught in the 1950s is now under the suburbs of the city-READ MORE-http://phys.org/news/2015-05-species-beetle-isolation-africa.html

New species discovered near Machu Picchu

Less than a week after the announcement of a new species of dragon found in Peru’s Tropical Andes, scientists working near Machu Picchu say they have discovered yet another species of lizardA group of Peruvian and Spanish scientists, supported by rangers of Peru’s National Parks Service, have discovered a new lizard species living in the wet Puna montane forests between 2760 and 2800 metres above sea level.

The reptile, which researchers propose naming the “Machu Picchu Andean lizard”, shows distinctive skin colouring and flaking patterns.

The discovery was announced late this week by Drs Luis Mamani and Juan Carlos Chaparro of Cusco’s National University of San Antonio Abad, and Dr Naomi Goicochea of Spain’s National University of Natural Sciences.

The wet mountain ecosystem around Cusco is a known treasure trove of plant and animal diversity, with many species found nowhere else on Earth.

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Invasive ants are extreme excavators

Researchers in the US have revealed a secret of the success of invasive fire ants - they can excavate any type of soil. Three-dimensional scanning revealed that the insects were able to build their complex nests regardless of the size of grains they needed to move. The ants also changed their excavation techniques depending on the type of soil in which they were digging. The findings are published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. They invaded [the US] 80 years ago and they have dug nests from Georgia to LA - they can dig in anything Prof Dan Goldman, Georgia Institute of Technology Lead researcher Prof Dan Goldman, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, told BBC News that while we "shove this kind of material around using bulldozers", fire ants create complex underground structures using discreet little appendages. "They're really grasping and holding," he said.read more -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32609797bc

Sichuan bush warbler -New bird species discovered in China

The Sichuan bush warbler was discovered after its insect-like song attracted the notice of researchers. 19 years on, it has finally been relocated and confirmed as a new speciesA new bird species has been discovered in central China by an international team of scientists. This shy brown bird, named the Sichuan bush warbler, Locustella chengi, breeds in the mountainous region of the Sichuan Basin at 1000-2300 m elevation. Its winter home is currently unknown. This bird was first noticed whilst singing its distinctive song in May 1992 by two members of the research team, who thought it might be something new. After nearly two decades of searching, they found the bird again. Extensive analyses of the bird’s DNA, physical measurements, plumage colour and vocalisations confirmed their hunch that this is indeed a new bird species to science.read more-http://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2015/may/01/new-bird-species-discovered-in-central-china