Meet Heteropoda davidbowie. The real spider from Mars.
This eight legged freak was discovered in Malaysia by Peter Jäger. Jäger, who has discovered over 200 species of spiders, named his newest discovery Heteropoda davidbowie in the hopes that it would raise global awareness of the rare and endangered arachnid. Done and done!
More via the LA Times.
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