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11:38 UK time, Friday, 11 July 2008

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"ysbryd" - Welsh for "ghost" and name given to all-white slug

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It is apparently a rarity for Welsh words to be included in the scientific names of animals. But this extraordinary worm-chomping translucent slug deserves the honour.

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