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CACAdmin
Sep 14th 2009, 11:07 AM
An estimated 40 new species have been discovered in an extinct volcano in Papua New Guinea... 3 of them fish (one of which is a grunting fish).

As mush as these creatures would be fascinating, I'm not sure how I'd feel about encountering a 82 cm rat or a walking stick insect as long as my forearm.:wideeyed:

Story here (http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0907-hance_bosavi.html).