The largest species, named Satyrex ferox, has a leg-span of 14 centimetres (about the width of a slice of bread). In October, the Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census announced 30 new species discovered in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. Phyllidia ovata is one of two wart slug species discovered in Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Heike Wägele)New Canadian crayfishOne of the new species discovered in Canada this year was also an aquatic creature. Three of the unusual species discovered this year include toads that live in trees, far from water, in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2026 19:33 UTC