Named after the 1950s horror film, The Blob will be on display to visitors at the Paris Zoological Park from Saturday. The new organism looks like a fungus but behaves like an animal. Despite having no limbs or wings it can move itself and heals itself within two minutes if cut in half. Bruno David, director of the Paris Museum of Natural History, of which the Zoological Park is part, told French media: "It surprises us because it has no brain but is able to learn . Despite this, and it's name paying homage to the terrifying 1958 Steve McQueen film, scientists insist that it is harmless.

Source: The Local October 17, 2019 09:00 UTC