Phobaeticus chani is the world's longest insect. Its body is 14 inches long, and overall it is 22.3 inches long. It was found on the island of Borneo in southeast Asia.
Satomi's Pygmy Seahorse, or Hippocampus satomiae, is the smallest known seahorse. It is 0.54 inches long, with a height of 0.45 inches. It is found off the island of Borneo.
The Barbados Threadsnake, or Leptotyphlops carlae, is the world's smallest snake at 4.1 inches long. It was found on the island of Barbados in the Carribean.
The Ghost Slug, or Selenochlamys ysbryda, is found in Wales. The photos at the right are its teeth.
Deep Blue Chromis, or Chromis abyssus, was found in a deep coral reef off one of the Palau islands in the Pacific Ocean. According to ASU's site, its discovery shows "how little we know of deep-reef biodiversity."
Charrier Coffee. or Coffea charrieriana, is a "new caffeine-free coffee from Cameroon, the first record of a caffeine-free species from central Africa...In this case the new species could be used for breeding of naturally decaffeinated beans," according to ASU.
Microbacterium hatanonis, which has no common name, is a new species of bacteria found in hairspray.