ScienceDaily reported on a tarantula being named after John Lennon
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.
Read full story at John Lennon commemorated by naming a new tarantula species from South America after him — ScienceDaily
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