Monday, December 31, 2012

A new genus of velvet spider was discovered and named after Lou Reed, an American rock musician


This is the velvet spider Loureedia annulipes from Tel Krayot, Israel (Martin Forman)
A new genus of velvet spider was discovered and named after Lou Reed, an American rock musician and songwriter. The image above shows the velvet spider Loureedia annulipes found in Tel Krayot, Israel.