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Name That Spider Species
If you're a student 18 or under, here's your chance to name a spider species. You'll win the distinction of being selected the winner, and you'll be acknowledged in a scientific paper. What could be better? One of the activities at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house,...
This is a male trapdoor spider in the genus Promyrmekiaphila. Youths are invited to name the species.
Jumping Jehosphaphat!
If I had a pet jumping spider--which I don't--I'd name him "Jumping Jehosphaphat." "The biblical king Jehoshaphat is the inspiration for the exclamation 'jumpin' Jehosaphat!' This alliterative idiom probably arose in the 19th century but was popularized by the cartoon character Yosemite Sam...
A jumping spider peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This jumping spider has just nailed a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
