Article - Spider named after Rick Allen - 17Oct2019
Oct 17, 2019 15:00:43 GMT -8
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Post by Greta on Oct 17, 2019 15:00:43 GMT -8
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Brazilian biologist discovers 4 new spider species and names them after heavy metal lead singers
A Brazilian biologist who specializes in spiders — and who likes heavy metal — has discovered four new spider species and named them after the lead singers of Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Def Leppard and the Brazilian band Angra.
Extraordinarius bruceickinsoni, Extraordinarius klausmeinei, Extraordinarius rickalleni and Extraordinarius andrematosi are now spider species named after Bruce Dickinson, Rick Allen, Klaus Meine and Brazilian singer Andre Matos.
“This is the kind of music I like and I usually listen to,” says Christina Rehims, a researcher at Sao Paulo’s biological research center, Instituto Butantan. She has named more than 200 new spider species.
She specializes in spider taxonomy and classifies spider specimens collected in the field or held at research institutions or museums. The four new species belong to the Sparianthinae family of spiders, which occurs in the Neotropical region from southern Mexico to Argentina, and to the new genus, "Extraordinarius," which Rheims created.
"I've always wanted to honor Rick Allen because I think he's an example," Rehims said. "You have a drummer that loses an arm, and he continues his career and he learns how to play with only one arm. So he's one of the Extraordinarius as well."
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Brazilian biologist discovers 4 new spider species and names them after heavy metal lead singers
A Brazilian biologist who specializes in spiders — and who likes heavy metal — has discovered four new spider species and named them after the lead singers of Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Def Leppard and the Brazilian band Angra.
Extraordinarius bruceickinsoni, Extraordinarius klausmeinei, Extraordinarius rickalleni and Extraordinarius andrematosi are now spider species named after Bruce Dickinson, Rick Allen, Klaus Meine and Brazilian singer Andre Matos.
“This is the kind of music I like and I usually listen to,” says Christina Rehims, a researcher at Sao Paulo’s biological research center, Instituto Butantan. She has named more than 200 new spider species.
She specializes in spider taxonomy and classifies spider specimens collected in the field or held at research institutions or museums. The four new species belong to the Sparianthinae family of spiders, which occurs in the Neotropical region from southern Mexico to Argentina, and to the new genus, "Extraordinarius," which Rheims created.
"I've always wanted to honor Rick Allen because I think he's an example," Rehims said. "You have a drummer that loses an arm, and he continues his career and he learns how to play with only one arm. So he's one of the Extraordinarius as well."
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