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Will the mystery bug found in London be identified as a new species?
Settled as No
No such announcement made in September.
Background:
The Natural History Museum in London prides itself on having over 28 million species of insects, but is has been dumbfounded by a litte almond shaped bug that has appeared in its garden.
They have been cautious over labelling it a new species - they are incredulous that such a thing could be found in the middle of London.
The bug resembles the Arocatus roeselii, which is usually found in central Europe but is a brighter red and lives on alder trees and experts suspect that the new bug could be a version of the roeselii that has adapted to live on plane trees. But they have acknowledged that it could be an entirely new species.
So, will it be reported that it is actually a new species by the end of September?
They have been cautious over labelling it a new species - they are incredulous that such a thing could be found in the middle of London.
The bug resembles the Arocatus roeselii, which is usually found in central Europe but is a brighter red and lives on alder trees and experts suspect that the new bug could be a version of the roeselii that has adapted to live on plane trees. But they have acknowledged that it could be an entirely new species.
So, will it be reported that it is actually a new species by the end of September?
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Settled as No on last Wednesday 3:27am PDT
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