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Name a Spider!

Posted in arachnid, misc by Critter Lover on the August 1st, 2006
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Go to www.nameaspider.com and immortalize yourself as a creepy crawly spider! Or give someone a truly unique gift.

The Queensland Museum has just launched a fundraising initiative to sell the naming rights to a limited number of yet to be scientifically described spiders from Australia. Bank of Queensland Managing Director, Mr David Liddy was first and named a new species of Ant spider, Habronestes boq, after the Bank of Queensland.

Money raised will help scientists to continue their extensive research into Australia’s remarkable biodiversity.

Assassin Spiders almost double their numbers

Posted in arachnid by Critter Lover on the March 10th, 2006