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Pseudoscorpions can be found in habitats around the world, including bookshelves in your home.
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A study of South Korean scientists has discovered four new types of dragon pseudoscorpions in a cave in outdoor research.
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These new species that are probably endemic in this single cave or coffin system are stunning evidence of enormous biodiversity that can be found in some of the most isolated world ecosystems.
In Aristotle Animal History (One of the founders of the zoo), the great Greek thinker penis – the very first strange creature that is found in books, and “look”[s] as scorpions; They have no tails and are very small. “It is a humble pseudoscorpion-bound-sized false Scorpio (as its name shows) that it still looks similar to a more threatening, larger cousin.
Although a member of the class ArachnidThey should not inspire as much fear as other toxic members of this group. These beings use poison to enslave prey, but do not endanger humans and can actually be extremely useful for pest control – they will decompose on moths, ticks and small flies. And in fact, for the initial observation of Aristotle, they can often be found on the pages of books, as one of their favorite types of prey (brochures) on starch is usually found in books. This explains their nickname: “Scorpions of the Book.”
But no Everything Pseudoscorpions calls literary habitats their home. New Survey – published in the magazine Plos alone And the new “Dragon Pseudoscorpions” species, named after JEONBUK National University researchers, are named after their dragon-like jaws. Far from the boundaries of cozy bookshelf, scientists in the outdoor study found that these miniature critics (only one to three millimeters existed). They studied species using genetics, ecology and morphology and found that they found a total of four new types: Spelaochthonius DugigulensisIs it S. GeumgulensisIs it S. Magwihalmigulensis and S. Yamigulensis
“In Korea, pseudoscorpions are ‘abandoned’ invertebrate taxon, currently having 28 species of 13 tribes belonging to eight families,” the authors wrote. ” Underground fauna is probably also diverse, but so far, only five types of pseudoscorpion have been recorded from the caves in South Korea. “
This new discovery almost doubles this number.
Because these beings live in caves, they have many adaptations, which are considered “troglomorphic” due to living in the constant darkness. For example, these four new species lack the eyes and have very little body pigmentation, so they range from light orange to brown. Pseudoscorpions also have huge jaws (depending on their body size), which are probably useful in finding food throughout the dark.
Researchers theoreties are likely to be endemic per cave or coffin system, but South Korea is full of caves, about 2,000 spread through Taebaek and Sobaek Mountain Chains.
“Many people believed there was only one species (Spelaaochthonius dentifier) Distributed in Korea, ”said Kyung-Hoon Jeong, the main student and the main author of the study from the National University Iflissis; “But our result was completely different. Each type of cave has great differences in both morphology and genetically.”
Like the ecosystem of the entire planets, caves are at risk of climate change, and understanding of various animals in these caves can help scientists save them. In order to preserve the species, it helps to know where to look and sometimes you No Find the answer on the pages of a good book.
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