Saturday, August 04, 2012

New kind of spider which looks like a goblin is named after Sir David Attenborough... and, believe it or not, this is a compliment

A tiny new species of Goblin Spider has been found on an island off Australia... and has been named after veteran TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
 
The Prethopalpus Attenboroughi, as it will now be known, was discovered on Horn Island in the Torres Strait off Queensland.


MORE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183671/Sir-David-Attenborough-New-kind-spider-looks-like-goblin-named-TV-legend.html