How many spiders can you name?
Spider #50,000 is Guriurius minuano, a jumping spider from South America.
Jumping spiders are charismatic creatures that are about as cuddly looking as spiders can get.
A team of researchers described Guriurius minuano in astudy published in Zootaxathis week.
The museum traces the first scientifically described spider to 1757.
The museum thinks it will only take about 100 years to sort out the as-yet-unknown spiders of the world.
A lot of humans are uncomfortable with or downright afraid of spiders, but spiders are bros.
They’re great at pest control.
Here’s to another 50,000 spider species.
