They're so disgusting, they can BREED NEW LIFE. In South Africa, scientists discovered a brand new life form…in a, quote, "filthy" bathroom at a truck stop.

The scientists found a never-before-seen order of bugs. An order is bigger than a species…basically, species fall into an order. The scientists say this is like discovering bats if you never knew bats existed.

The bugs are small and bright green, they look kind of like pear-shaped crickets and they've been named Manto-phasma-todes. The scientists found six unique species in the bathroom and took some to their labs to investigate more.

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