Researchers camping in Thailand discover new species of scorpion | Trends

During a wildlife survey in Thailand's Kaeng Krachan National Park, a team of researchers made a surprising discovery: a previously unknown species of scorpion. The important discovery, detailed in a study published in ZooKeys, was made when researchers happened to discover a new species of scorpion hiding under a rock while camping near the Tenasserim Mountains. Ta.

After discovering that, they studied three adult males and one adult female. The new species belongs to the subgenus Euscopiops and was named Euscopiops Krachan after the national park in Thailand where it was discovered. (Also read: Scientists and researchers discover new species of gecko endemic to Mizoram)

According to research, this new species has most of the characteristics exhibited by scorpions in the subgenus Euscorpiopus. They are “very small compared to most other species in the subgenus”. The color is brownish. However, women are darker than men. They also have eight eyes and eight legs. Other members of the scorpion genus hunt by “ambush or sit-and-wait type foraging,” according to the study. The new species is thought to employ similar strategies while hunting. The study also found that “this genus of scorpions has a restricted range and is highly endemic.”

“Until now, all scorpion species reported in Thailand were thought to be endemic to their habitat. They are mainly found in mountainous areas, especially in areas with many rock crevices. “Despite several studies on scorpions in Thailand, additional areas of the country remain unexplored and require investigation,” the study added. (Also read: Are we watering here?: Take a tour of a new species discovered in the deep sea)

Earlier, a new species of nudibranch mollusk, which primarily lives in marine habitats, was discovered by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on damp sandy beaches in Odisha and Bengal. The new species was named after President Drupadi Murmu and is called Melanochlamys Drupadi.

Scientists led by ZSI's Prasad Chandra Tudu discovered the sea slug along a three-kilometre-long stretch of the Digha River in West Bengal and the low intertidal zone of Udaipur on the Odisha coast. Extensive analysis of morphological, anatomical, and molecular characters led to confirmation of the species.