John Lennon commemorated by naming a new tarantula species from South America after him

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 00:31 in Biology & Nature

A newly described tarantula species from Western Brazilian Amazonia was named Bumba lennoni in honor of John Lennon, a founder member of the legendary band the Beatles. The new species is part of the tarantula family Theraphosidae which comprises the largest sized spider species in the world.

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