Expedition finds laughing cicadas, scores of spiders
(NEWSER) - A high-pitched noise that villagers in the Philippines believed was dwarves laughing in the forest actually comes from a cicada, one of dozens of new species discovered by American and Filipino researchers in the nation's islands and waters. The team found scores of new marine invertebrates, at least 40 new spiders, and 11 new species of fish, including several small "cat sharks," the Guardian reports. More»
