Daceton armigerum, a highly visual, predatory ant.
Two dozen new species were identified on the plateaus of Eastern Suriname, according to scientists today. The creatures, which include 12 new kinds of dung beetle, were originally discovered during a 2005 expedition sponsored by Suriname Aluminum Company LLC and BHP Billiton Maatschappij Suriname.
Purple-festooned, Atepolus toad
Amazonian snail-eating snake
A dwarf catfish in the Guyanancistrus genus, nicknamed "Big Mouth" by its discoverers
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When Surinam Toads mate, the male fertilizes the eggs and rubs them onto the female's back, where they adhere…and the female's skin responds by swelling and enveloping the eggs. Then, a few months later, we get this lovely scene: