New arachnids found in Queensland include brush-footed trap-door spider, which looks like a funnel web and can walk up glass doorsMore than 50 new species of spider, including a peacock spider with a "wonderful courtship behaviour, like dancing", have been discovered in Queensland Australia's Cape York region, during a 10-day trip by scientists from the Queensland Museum.The new arachnids, which are now being formally classified, include a brush-footed trap-door spider, a large black creature that looks like a funnel web with the added power of being able to walk up glass doors; a new species of swift spider, with fuzzy black and white front legs; and several new species of ant spider. Continue reading...
Fifty new species of spider discovered in far north Australia
11. dubna 2017 6:27
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/11/fifty-new-species-of-spider-discovered-in-far-north-australia
Zdroj: The Guardian
