New species of spider named after Neil Young

[blondebear]

A sneaky spider has been named in honor of rock musician Neil Young. Jason Bond, a biologist at East Carolina University, named a newly discovered arachnid, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi. It is also known as a trapdoor spider. “There are rather strict rules about how you name new species,” Bond said. “As long as these rules are followed you can give a new species just about any name you please.” He added, “With regards to Neil Young, I really enjoy his music and have had a great appreciation of him as an activist for peace and justice.”

Hey, John Entwistle was robbed! That cute (?) little guy should have been named Myrmekiaphila Oxiboris !!

Link to MSNBC article (warning to arachnophobes: contains spidey-photo)