Imagine what you guys can find in the GSB?

Two high school students discover a new species of scorpion ( Paruroctonus soda and Paruroctonus conclusus. Close to home, close to one of the most important cities in the US. you can read all about it here in 'phys.org' High school students describe two new species of scorpions

Paruroctonus soda, Holotype Adult Male observed by @prakrit .

Paruroctonus conclusus, Holotype Adult Male & Paratype Adult Female observed by @prakrit .

meanwhile in Australia @donnamareetomkinson spent a heap of time looking for more tiny spiders on the paperbark tree in their backyard, it's only 2 metres tall, but they found another fly mimic spider on it & it's smaller than the one they found a few weeks back. this one is a A reverse fly mimic: the black spots on abdomen are eye-like, why spinnerets mimic fly antennae.
I wonder how many there are on it.
There was also a diversity of other tiny spiders. Not easy to photograph. 3mm ish but persistence paid off
Elegant Fly Mimic Abracadabrella elegans, observed by @donnamareetomkinson.

Imagine what you guys can find in the GSB?

Publicerat 19 augusti 2022 00.44 av saltmarshsteve