Nothing new under the sun?

[cactuswatcher]

from the Arizona Republic newspaper:

Top 10 new species of 2008

1. A Madagascar palm that flowers itself to death.

2. The world's longest insect at 22 inches (Malaysia).

3. A pea-size seahorse discovered off Indonesia.

4. The world's smallest snake, from Barbados.

5. A ghostlike slug from Wales.

6. A snail from Malaysia.

7. A brilliant blue fish found off an island in the North Pacific Ocean.

8. An extinct fossilized fish believed to be 380 million years old.

9. A caffeine-free coffee plant from Cameroon.

10. A bacterium found in hair spray.

Source: Arizona State University