rebbonk
28-09-2019, 11:18 AM
A team in Warwickshire have helped to discover a new species of spider.
Professor Richard Pearce, an arachnologist and research scientist based at WCG’s Moreton Morrell College, has been working with renowned naturalist Javed Ahmed and a team of field researchers in India on a wider research project exploring spider biodiversity in the region.
They found a spider in India that has previously gone unrecorded but scientists believe the tiny spider – from the genus Afraflacilla – is more likely to benefit humans than harm them.
Leamington Courier (https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/people/warwickshire-team-help-discover-new-spider-species-1-9087404)
Horrible looking beast!
Professor Richard Pearce, an arachnologist and research scientist based at WCG’s Moreton Morrell College, has been working with renowned naturalist Javed Ahmed and a team of field researchers in India on a wider research project exploring spider biodiversity in the region.
They found a spider in India that has previously gone unrecorded but scientists believe the tiny spider – from the genus Afraflacilla – is more likely to benefit humans than harm them.
Leamington Courier (https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/people/warwickshire-team-help-discover-new-spider-species-1-9087404)
Horrible looking beast!