Still Waters Posted November 18, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 18, 2013 It may look like something straight from a toy store but this bizarre creature is a new species of insect found living in the South American rainforest. The 7mm-long creature is golden and its elongated body is covered in orange dots and stripes. It has hair-like feelers sticking out of its rear which resemble the fuzzy hair of the colourful Troll Dolls, a popular toy in the 1990s. http://www.dailymail...etech^headlines 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Winds Posted November 18, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Craziest looking insect I ever saw! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted November 18, 2013 #3 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Craziest looking insect I ever saw! Yeah. Not sure what I was expecting, but that thing is bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted November 18, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 18, 2013 That is one cool looking insect. Actually it kind of resembles a sort of shrimp or other marine creature. Amazing what science can discover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted November 18, 2013 #5 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Wow that is different. Looks like a something from SciFi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted November 18, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I am not feeling the Troll hair, but more like fiber optic cable... Maybe ants use them to light their tunnels? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted November 18, 2013 #7 Share Posted November 18, 2013 It was one of 60 new species found, would be interesting to see them all. Amazing looking little thing, but the sea has weirder. This area has been untouched by man.........until now, I do hope this area gets a protection order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted November 19, 2013 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2013 It was one of 60 new species found, would be interesting to see them all. Amazing looking little thing, but the sea has weirder. This area has been untouched by man.........until now, I do hope this area gets a protection order. Suriname has already have a few national parks and one of them is a UNESCO site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Terreur Posted November 19, 2013 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2013 like my shaving brush grew legs.... cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted November 19, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Suriname has already have a few national parks and one of them is a UNESCO site. This particular area faces pressure from mining, road and dam projects, as the article states. Lets hope they do make it all a national park,, but if the property developers and major companies get their way, we know what can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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