Feathered dinosaur. PHOTO: Mark A Kingler

Cartwheeling spider. PHOTO: Prof Dr Ingo Rechenberg

The bone-house wasp protects her young with carcasses of other animals. PHOTO: Michale Staab

Indonesian frog that gives birth to live tadpoles. PHOTO: Jimmy A McGuire

Walking Stick. PHOTO: Dr Bruno Kneubuhler

Remember Carolus Linnaeus? Go back to high school where you probably heard of taxonomy first; yes, it’s his invention. Well, it was his 308th birthday last week (May 23) and each year, it is celebrated with a list. Of new species discovered the previous year. Scientists found 18,000 new species in 2014, but the top 10 are in a league of their own. How about a spider that cartwheels to escape danger or a frog that gives birth to live tadpoles?

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