microrobert
05-27-2012, 04:34 PM
New Genus of Velvet Spider Named after Lou Reed
An international team of biologists has discovered a new genus of velvet spider and named it after Lou Reed, an American rock musician and songwriter.
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This is the velvet spider Loureedia annulipes from Tel Krayot, Israel. It belongs to a new genus named after American rock musician Lou Reed
Velvet spiders include some of the most beautiful arachnids in Europe and some of the world’s most cooperative species.
Social species can be very abundant in parts of tropical Africa and Asia with conspicuous colonies dotting the landscape. Social colonies may consist of hundreds of closely-related individuals that participate in dramatic mass attacks on prey and care for their young.
New Genus of Velvet Spider Named after Lou Reed | Biology | Sci-News.com (http://www.sci-news.com/biology/article00339.html)
An international team of biologists has discovered a new genus of velvet spider and named it after Lou Reed, an American rock musician and songwriter.
http://www.sci-news.com/images/2012/05/image_339.jpg
This is the velvet spider Loureedia annulipes from Tel Krayot, Israel. It belongs to a new genus named after American rock musician Lou Reed
Velvet spiders include some of the most beautiful arachnids in Europe and some of the world’s most cooperative species.
Social species can be very abundant in parts of tropical Africa and Asia with conspicuous colonies dotting the landscape. Social colonies may consist of hundreds of closely-related individuals that participate in dramatic mass attacks on prey and care for their young.
New Genus of Velvet Spider Named after Lou Reed | Biology | Sci-News.com (http://www.sci-news.com/biology/article00339.html)