French Guiana

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2024-07-05 @ 9.59.36 ∈ In English

(From last week)

Butterflies cross Atlantic ocean on 2,600-mile non-stop flight never recorded in any insect before
Painted lady butterflies discovered in French Guiana — thousands of miles from their usual habitats — got there through a Herculean transoceanic flight.
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2024-02-19 @ 19.59.29 ∈ In English

Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake
The two species […] look almost identical, and no obvious geographical barrier exists to separate them. But their level of genetic divergence—5.5%—is staggering. By comparison, the genetic difference between humans and apes is about 2%.