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Pseudoscorpions can be found in habitats around the world, including book shelves in your home.
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A study by South Korean scientists have discovered four new types of Dragon Pseudoscorpions in Peshtera while doing field research.
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These new species – which are probably endemic to this single cave or karst system – are stunning evidence of the huge biodiversity that can be found in some of the most isolated ecosystems in the world.
In Aristotle The history of animals .[s] as scorpions; They have no queues and are very small. “This is a modest pseudoscorpion-fascin scorpion with a pint size (as its name implies), which, nevertheless, looks much like a more dangerous, larger cousin.
While a member of the class ArachnideThey should not inspire as much fear as other poisonous members of this group. These creatures use poison to conquer loot, but do not pose a danger to humans and can actually be extremely useful for the fight against pests – they will fit into larvae, mites and small flies. And true of Aristotle’s original observation, they can often be found on the pages of books, as one of their favorite types of prey (Booklice) Starch Holidays, which is usually found in book links. This explains their nickname: “Scorpions Book.”
But not All The pseudoscorpions call literary habitats their home. New Study – Published in the Magazine Plos one and led by scientists at the National University of Yonbuk-defines four new species “Dragon Pseudoscorpions”, called as such because of their jaws, similar to the dragon. Far from the cozy book shelf, scientists have discovered these insignificant beings (extending only one and three millimeters) in a cave system during a field survey. They examined the species using genetics, ecology and morphology and determined that they had found a total of four new species: Spelaochthonius dugigulensis., S. Geumgulensis., S. magwihalmigulensis and S. yamigulensis
“In Korea, the pseudoscorpions are” neglected “an invertebrate taxon with currently 28 species in 13 genera, which belongs to eight families,” writes the authors. ” Pseudoscorpion of caves in South Korea. “
This new discovery almost doubles that number.
As these creatures live in caves, they have numerous adaptations that are considered “troglomorphic” because of life in constant darkness. For example, these four new species lack eyes and have very little pigmentation of the body, which causes them to range from light orange to brown. The pseudoscorpions also have massive jaws (in connection with the size of their bodies), which is probably useful in seeking food in complete darkness.
Researchers theoretize that these species are probably endemic for a single cave or karst system, but South Korea is full of caves, with approximately 2000 distributed in the Taebaek and Sobaek mountain ranges.
“Many people have believed that there is only one species (Speleochtonium dentaifer) Distributed in Korea, “Kyung-Hun Yong, Chief Student and Lead Author of the Study at the National University of Yonbuck, told the National University of Yonbuck IFLSCIENCES “However, our result was completely different. Each species in the cave has big differences in both morphology and genetically.”
Like all ecosystems on the planet, the caves are threatened by climate change, and understanding the great variety of animal lives in these caves can help scientists preserve them. To save a look helps know where to look – and sometimes you no Find the answer to the pages of a good book.
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