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A newfound spider species wears a striking red-and-white pattern on its back that resembles the grin worn by Batman's long-standing nemesis, the Joker. The resemblance is so uncanny that the researchers who described the arachnid named the species after actor Joaquin Phoenix, who portrayed the tormented, smiling villain in the 2019 film, "Joker."
Ironically, the colorful spider belongs to a genus that was named for the late punk rock icon Lou Reed, who famously wore black and rarely smiled.
Scientists discovered Loureedia phoenixi in Iran; it's the first Loureedia spider to be identified outside the Mediterranean region, they reported in a new study. The genus, first described in 2018, now includes four species.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/joker-spider-joaquin-phoenix.html
Journal Reference:
Alireza Zamani, Yuri M. Marusik. A new and easternmost species of Loureedia (Aranei: Eresidae) from Iran, Arthropoda Selecta (DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.29.2.09)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:26PM (2 children)
>spider species wears a striking red-and-white pattern on its back that resembles the grin worn by Batman's long-standing nemesis, the Joker.
You wouldn't get it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:39PM (1 child)
> You wouldn't get it.
You get what you fucking deserve!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:48PM
November 3
(Score: 2) by Mojibake Tengu on Wednesday July 01 2020, @06:05PM (1 child)
That's quite confusing science I say.
Because, "Phoenix" is a fake name of the guy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix#Early_life [wikipedia.org]
Respect Authorities. Know your social status. Woke responsibly.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @07:05PM
They're saving that one for the diamond rain of Uranus. [112.international]
(Score: 2) by choose another one on Wednesday July 01 2020, @07:00PM
Should have been Loureedia Ledgeri, would have got Nobel prize for that (to sit next to the Oscar)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @12:00AM (1 child)
Especially an easily distinguished species like this. That it hasn’t already been discovered means it is rare and already endangered.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @01:09PM
https://geog.ucsb.edu/earths-species-become-extinct-before-theyre-discovered/ [ucsb.edu]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @12:44PM
I see no grin. Instead, I see big red dot, surrounded by white, with while specs all over the legs.
This is clickbait, scientists wanting excess recognition.