Top 10 Species Discovered in 2020 Include a Harry Potter Snake and Desert-Dwelling Broccoli
While
homo sapiens sheltered in place, 2020 also saw explorers diving out into the wilds of the world, finding astonishing new species never before seen by science.
Some slither, others skitter. There are monkeys, snakes, spiders, frogs, plants, and even the longest animal ever recorded.
They were found all across the continents; from Madagascar to Bolivia, from India to Namibia, from Iran to Australia, and from North Carolina, to Heathrow Airport.
There are plenty of reasons to feel like 2020 deserves to be remembered with a shutter, but the colors and characters of these newcomers to scientific textbooks will give you something nice to remember the year by.
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Namibia s frying pan plant and world s ugliest orchid are among plants new to science in 2020 Dec 20, 2020, 01:32 PM
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Meet Gastrodia agnicellus, recently categorised by scientists, and also known as the ugliest orchid in the world.
The plant has no leaves or photosynthetic tissue, meaning it s a shiny off-brown and looks like a gaping, toothless mouth.
It s one of
Many of the other plants that are new to science this year are easier on the eye.
A flower previously unknown to science has been named by botanists - but it s more easily remembered by its nickname as the world s ugliest orchid.
Rick Burian/RBG Kew
Meet Gastrodia agnicellus, recently categorized by scientists, and also known as the ugliest orchid in the world.
The plant has no leaves or photosynthetic tissue, meaning it s a shiny off-brown and looks like a gaping, toothless mouth.
It s one of several species highlighted by the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew that were newly named by scientists in 2020.
Many of the other plants that are new to science this year are easier on the eye.
A flower previously unknown to science has been named by botanists but it s more easily remembered by its nickname as the world s ugliest orchid.
RAINSVILLE, Ala. (AP) â Sheriffâs officials say theyâve busted an illegal winery that was operating at a municipal sewage plant in a small north Alabama town.
The DeKalb County Sheriffâs Office said in a statement it received an anonymous tip about an alcohol operation at a municipal building in the town of Rainsville on Thursday. Investigators then uncovered whatâs described as a large illegal winery inside the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Photos released by investigators show glass containers, buckets, a fermenting rack and other equipment often used by people who make wine at home.
The agency says officers seized a lot of illegal alcohol, and arrests are expected. The town of about 5,100 people is 100 miles northeast of Birmingham.