Top 10 New Species of 2015

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Photo: Ibrahim Iujaz from Rep. Of Maldives, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license.It's that time of the year again:  Since 2008, the State University of New York's International Institute for Species Exploration has recognized the weirdest and most fascinating plants and animals found in the past year.In addition to the pufferfish, this year's lineup features a cartwheeling spider, a frog that gives birth to live tadpoles, and a sea slug with crazy colors.See the whole list at Nat Geo Weird & Wild News, with photo gallery: Top 10 New Species: Cartwheeling Spider, Psychedelic Sea Slug.

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