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The species has recently been discovered in the Andes

Such worms were presumed to only inhabit warm waters, it turns out scientists were wrong

The frog lives in a tract of rainforest dubbed “The Lost World”

The bizarre animal has an enlarged nose, an impressive pair of horns

Evidence suggests Homo floresiensis is a distinct Homo species

The species mainly feeds on algae, small invertebrates, researchers explain

Three other shrew varieties are known to inhabit forests in this part of the world

The worms have an odd body shape, a pinkish-yellow color

Burying beetles have strange reproductive behaviors, researchers explain

The weird species resembles both sharks and bony fish

The beetles all belong to one genus, entomologists explain

Butterflies belonging to this species are roughly the size of a thumbnail

The spiders belong to the Mysmenidae family, inhabit mountainous regions

The three new species risk becoming extinct in the not so distant future

The species were all discovered in 2012, one is weirder than the other

The dinosaur weighed about 30 lbs (16 kilograms), researcher say

Specialists say these arachnids inhabit humid limestone caves