Monday 9 October 2017

Discovery: Bernie Sanders spider


Date: September 26, 2017
Source: University of Vermont

A scientist at the University of Vermont and four of his undergraduate students have discovered 15 new species of "smiley-faced" spiders -- and named them after, among others, David Attenborough, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

You won't find them in Washington, DC, Hollywood, or Vermont -- but on Caribbean islands and other southern spots you might now get a glimpse of Spintharus davidattenboroughi, S. barackobamai, S. michelleobamaae, and S. berniesandersi as well as S. davidbowiei and S. leonardodicaprioi.


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