I didn't realize how cool it is to name spiders and beetles after celebrities. Naming one after David Bowie makes sense seeing as he actually had a backing band called the "Spiders from Mars" in the 70s.
Neil Young had the honor as well last year. Read more about his spider here.
After reading that article I learned Roy Orbison has a beetle named after him! Read here.
And in case you haven't totally lost interest in this arachnid related post there was also a spider named after Stephen Colbert last year. geez. Scientists really are dorks.
ooh, and it's a big, scary-looking spider too!
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