Africa's Lost World: Biologists Discover Dozens of Unknown Creatures in Angola (3 photos)

During a large-scale study of the remote Lisima plateau in eastern Angola, an international scientific expedition made a major breakthrough, discovering dozens of entirely new arthropod species. One of the most spectacular finds was a unique crowned spider, which mysteriously begins to fluoresce brightly blue when exposed to ultraviolet light. Next to it, scientists observed a cunning orb-weaving spider, which has evolved to skillfully disguise itself as a poisonous ladybug to repel potential predators. Entomologists were truly amazed by an aggressive armored grasshopper: when threatened, this species can precisely fire a caustic defensive fluid consisting of its own modified blood at its enemies. Furthermore, the humid, marshy regions of the plateau have yielded dozens of previously undescribed species of butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and grasshoppers. According to the mission's leaders, these discoveries prove that Africa's wilderness still conceals vast tracts of unexplored biodiversity from humanity.