Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Number of spider species has increased to 50,000.

According to the World Spider Catalog, there are currently 50,000 distinct kinds of spiders roaming the Earth and there might be another 50,000 out there. The Guriurius minuano, which belongs to the Salticidae family of jumping spiders and hunts its prey on shrubs and trees in southern Brazil, Uruguay, and around Buenos Aires, is the … Read more

New spider species named after actor Joaquin Phoenix

A new velvet spider species have been discovered in Iran and named after actor and animal rights activist Joaquin Phoenix. The actor’s recent movie Joker gained him a lot of popularity for his acting skills.  The spider is named Laureedia Phoenix due to the male’s abdominal pattern resembles exactly like Phoenix’s character Joker’s famous facial … Read more