In an announcement from the Senckenberg Research Institute and German Natural History Museum, arachnologist Dr. Peter Jäger said that he had classified the newly-discovered species related to huntsman spiders from across Asia under the new genusJäger’s work was published in Zootaxa journal on August 4.
“I wanted to commemorate this incomparable artist who left us much too early, but what matters most to me here is the idea of conservation: We only protect what we know – and an attractive name is much more likely to be remembered,” Jäger said in a press release. He also said that since he couldn’t assign these species to any preexisting genus, he dedicated it instead to David Bowie, who died in 2016 of liver cancer at the age of 69 years old.
“When examining species from a predominantly Asian lineage in this family, I soon realized that they could not be assigned to any preexisting genus,” Jäger said.Huntsman spiders, usually brown and long-legged, grow relatively large, with some growing as big as a man’s open hand. They are usually found in tropical areas around the world, and don’t make webs but instead roam around in search of prey.
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