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New spider species discovered in Madagascar named after Greta Thunberg
short by Aishwarya / on Saturday, 13 June, 2020
A newly discovered species of huntsman spiders in Madagascar has been named after Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and is called 'Thunberga gen. nov.'. German arachnologist Peter Jager named it after Greta in honour of her commitment to tackling climate change. Jager said he hoped naming the species after Greta would draw attention to issue of loss of biodiversity in Madagascar.
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