A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou. Mi Xiaoqi, a professor at Tongren University in China's southwestern Guizhou province ...

Well, you might not be alone, because a scientist from China recently named 16 new species of spider after songs by a famous pop star. Chinese scientist Mi Xiaoqi has named 16 newly discovered ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Now, he’s making his way into taxonomy. A Chinese researcher, and longtime fan, has named 16 newly discovered spider species after Chou’s most famous songs. The discovery, led by arachnologist Mi ...

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax robustus centres on the North Shore of Sydney and the Central Coast, and the ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday, ...

but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...