Wednesday, October 29, 2014

New Brazilian Tarantula named in honor of John Lennon

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Brazilian investigators have discovered a new species of Tarantula Granbury on Amazon and decided to baptize her Bumba Lennoni, in tribute to the singer and ex-Beattle John Lennon.

Idol of biologists Alexandre Bragio Bonaldo and Laura Tavares Miglio, the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi and Fernando Pérez-Miles, of the University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay, Lennon shares the name of the new Tarantula with the tradition of the boi-bumbá, of Brazilian folklore â€" and hence the designation of bumba.

"The specific name was given in honor of John Winston Lennon, the legendary creator of the Beatles, which contributed to making the world a nicer place," wrote the authors in the study, published last week in the journal ZooKeys.

According to the sustainable planet, the new species was captured in Caxiuaná, in para. It differentiates itself from other already discovered by a set of specific features, such as the format of the palps, structures used in playback. "These animals copulate with the palp, located near the mouth, and have specific structures in them that fit into the female's genitalia. Each species has a kind of modification, so this characteristic helps determine the species, "said Alexandre Bonaldo Veja website.

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