|
|
Article: Cardiff's 'ghost slug' slithers into the top 10 of new species around the world.
- Article from:
- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Robin Turner
WITH its eerily white skin, razor-sharp teeth and a taste for earthworm blood, the so-called "ghost slug" of Cardiff is not exactly a gardener's favourite.
But the eyeless creature has now captured the hearts of an international panel of natural science experts, who have just placed it in their "top 10" of newly-discovered species.
The International Institute for Species Exploration's State of Observed Species report, published this month, highlights thousands of new plants, animals and other specimens officially designated as ...