‘T Rex’ leech heads top 10 weird new species

A “T REX” leech with enormous teeth, a 6ft-long fruit-eating lizard and a glowing tree fungus are on a top 10 list of weird and wonderful new species published by scientists today.

Experts made the selection from thousands of plants, animals and microbes described for the first time last year to draw attention to the importance of conserving life on earth.

The fearsome leech Tyrannobdella rex has a mouthful of gigantic teeth, much like its namesake, the “king of dinosaurs” Tyrannosaurus rex.