Entomologist flicks through some guy's old Flickr photos; turns out he inadvertently discovered a ne - Polidicks

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/7so8.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/13/3239085/new-insect-species-lacewing-discovered-flickr[/url] [quote=The Verge]In May last year, photographer Guek Hock Ping took photos of a lacewing in Malaysia and posted them on photo-sharing site Flickr. Entomologist Shaun Winterton stumbled upon the gallery, and didn't recognize the distinct blue and black markings found on the insect's wings. After sending the link to colleagues, who were also unable to identify the insect, Winterton became convinced that the photographed specimen was from a species unknown to science. Winterton reached out to Guek but was dismayed to discover that the photographer had no more information on the species — he'd simply shot the photographs and allowed the insect to fly away. A year later, Guek contacted Winterton — after returning to the same area where the original images were shot, he'd managed to find the elusive creature again and had captured one, which sat in a container in his kitchen. Winterton arranged for the insect to be sent to Steve Brooks, an entomologist from the Natural History Museum in London, who confirmed that it belonged to a new species. Brooks also found a matching specimen in the museum's collection that had remained unclassified for decades. The species was named 'Semachrysa jade,' after Winterton's daughter, and the discovery was featured in scientific journal ZooKeys this month. Fittingly, the paper detailing the 'online' discovery was co-authored remotely via GoogleDocs by Winterton, Guek, and Brooks.[/quote]

That looks awesome.

[QUOTE=Jessey;37219912]That looks absolutely [B]terrifying[/B].[/QUOTE] ftfy [editline]4:24PM[/editline] Jesus christ people, it was a [i]joke[/i].

some kind of white mosquito [editline]13th August 2012[/editline] gross

[QUOTE=Rellow;37219927]ftfy[/QUOTE] You know it's a close up shot right, it's not the size of your hand in real life

[QUOTE=Rellow;37219927]ftfy[/QUOTE] How can you be afraid of that? It's smaller than you by 1000s of times.

it looks kind of cute and harmless [editline]13th August 2012[/editline] but i'm probably wrong

[QUOTE=Sleepy Head;37219975]it looks kind of cute and harmless [editline]13th August 2012[/editline] but i'm probably wrong[/QUOTE] Thats what nature wants you to think.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;37219991]Thats what nature wants you to think.[/QUOTE] it's pretty to look at though

[QUOTE=Ownederd;37220004]it's pretty to look at though[/QUOTE] until it spits corrosive acid in your eyes and eats your kidneys

[QUOTE=Sleepy Head;37219975]it looks kind of cute and harmless [editline]13th August 2012[/editline] but i'm probably wrong[/QUOTE] Don't trust nature, this thing probably eats babies for breakfast and rapes women on sight.

[QUOTE=smurfy;37219948]You know it's a close up shot right, it's not the size of your hand in real life[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Occlusion;37219962]How can you be afraid of that? It's smaller than you by 1000s of times.[/QUOTE] It was a joke.

Well, that's awesome let's hope it doesn't have some sort of fucking nuerotoxin

[QUOTE=Liem;37220202]Well, that's awesome let's hope it doesn't have some sort of fucking nuerotoxin[/QUOTE] it's a lacewing. it's fucking harmless.

So Winterton named it after his daughter and gave no credit to the photographer? Didn't the same thing happen with discovery of America?

[QUOTE=Aurora93;37220346]it's a lacewing. it's fucking harmless.[/QUOTE] Nah m8 it's a harbinger of the end times

[QUOTE=itisjuly;37220381]So Winterton named it after his daughter and gave no credit to the photographer? Didn't the same thing happen with discovery of America?[/QUOTE] Uh, no. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci who was the first to propose that the Americas were separate continents.

[QUOTE=supersnail11;37220514]Uh, no. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci who was the first to propose that the Americas were separate continents.[/QUOTE] Yes, but Columbus did all the wetwork. All he got was a country named after him.

[QUOTE=Irkalla;37225935]Yes, but Columbus did all the wetwork. All he got was a country named after him.[/QUOTE] oh no you didn't.

[QUOTE=Teddybeer;37226071]Tiny spiders are more poisonous than big ones.[/QUOTE] That's scorpions.

Awesome news posted, Basement Dwellers show how much they are afraid of the world especially insects

[QUOTE=Irkalla;37225935]Yes, but Columbus did all the wetwork. All he got was a country named after him.[/QUOTE] Leif Ericson would like a word with you.

add it to the pokedex

I sometimes see lacewings in the Summer. They look nice, and they're docile towards people. I'd love to be an Entomologist one day.

Arn't there new species of insects found pretty much every week though?

[QUOTE=webbyv2;37227736]Arn't there new species of insects found pretty much every week though?[/QUOTE] Not online.

Why didn't they name it after the guy who found it?

[QUOTE=Mechwarrior;37231870]Why didn't they name it after the guy who found it?[/QUOTE] It was his choice, so he named it after his daughter.

Arse entomologyst, I would have named it after the photographer or after the host site itself. Still unfitting but better than JADE, which usually implies that the animal is green or something.