Prethopalpus attenboroughi explained

Prethopalpus attenboroughi, or Attenborough's goblin spider, is a tiny spider named after Sir David Attenborough, that is found only on Horn Island off northern Queensland in Australia. The millimeter-long spider was described in 2012 by Dr Barbara Baehr of the Queensland Museum and Professor Mark Harvey of the Western Australian Museum.^[1]

The male type specimen was collected in 1986; the female is unknown.^[2]

See also

• List of things named after David Attenborough and his works

External links

• New species named for Sir David Attenborough WA Museum news, 4 August 2012

Notes and References

1. News: Australian spider named after Sir David Attenborough. 4 August 2012. BBC News. 4 August 2012.
2. B. C. . Baehr . M. S. . Harvey . M. . Burger . M. . Thoma . The New Australasian Goblin Spider Genus Prethopalpus (Araneae, Oonopidae) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 2012 . 369 . 1-113 . 10.1206/763.1 . 2246/6185. free .