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Scientists discover

new giant water lily

A new species of giant water
lily has been discovered - and it’s
been hiding in plain sight for 177
years.
The huge plant had been in the
Army's YouTube and Twitter archives of the Royal Botanic Gar-
dens, Kew and was growing in a
accounts hacked number of aquatic collections but
it was mistakenly identified as
THE British Army says it is in- and it would be inappropriate to another species.
vestigating after its Twitter and comment further." Now a detailed scientific study
YouTube accounts were hacked. It is not clear who is behind the has revealed that it is new to sci-
Videos on cryptocurrency using hacking incidents, which also saw ence.
images of billionaire businessman the accounts renamed. It also holds the record as the
Elon Musk appeared on the You- At one stage, the Twitter account world's largest water lily, with
Tube channel. name was changed to Bapesclan, leaves growing more than 3m
The Twitter feed appeared to accompanied by a profile picture (10ft) wide.
retweet several posts related to featuring an ape-like cartoon figure The plant has been called Victo- the age, and the genus was named much they vary in size. We don't
NFTs - a type of electronic artwork with make-up mimicking a clown. ria boliviana, named after Boliv- after Queen Victoria. really understand the pollination
for investment. By Sunday evening, the account ia, where it grows in a single wa- But the new discovery shows biology very well. We don't know
The Army confirmed the "breach", had been restored to normal. ter basin in part of the Amazon that water lilies still have some a lot about the dispersal of the
saying it took information security The Army later tweeted: "Apol- river system. surprises, and scientists say there species - how it transmits itself
"extremely seriously" and was re- ogies for the temporary interrup- Kew has a long history with the is still much to learn about them. from one place to another.
solving the issue. Both accounts tion to our feed. plants - the Waterlily House was Dr Alex Monro, from RBG Kew, “So there are still many un-
have now been restored. We will conduct a full investiga- built in 1852 to showcase its col- explained: ”None of the three spe- knowns. And I think, because
An Army spokesperson added: tion and learn from this incident. lections. cies have been very well studied. they're so huge - so obvious -
"Whilst we have now resolved the Thanks for following us and normal The giants - discovered in the “We still don't know how many people haven't really thought to
issue an investigation is ongoing service will now resume." 1800s - were a natural wonder of populations there are and how study them in that much detail.”