Did You Know There's A Rare Malaysian Spider Named After Rock Star David Bowie?
Introducing Heteropoda davidbowie.
Cover image via SAYSFlamboyant and legendary rock star David Bowie passed away last Sunday, 10 January, after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
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He was known for his many alter egos (which Lim Kok Wing isn't a fan of), and some of his most celebrated work has used the word "spider" in its title: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, the Glass Spider tour.
The Glass Spider Tour was an 1987 worldwide concert tour by David Bowie, launched in support of his album Never Let Me Down. It began in May 1987 and was preceded by a 2-week press tour that saw Bowie visit 9 countries throughout Europe and North America to drum up public interest in the tour.
So, it just makes total sense that there's a spider out there that bears David Bowie's name – a particularly freaky-looking one.
The spider can only be found in parts of Malaysia!
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Known for its large size and yellow hair, the David Bowie spider hunts by pouncing upon its victims and injects them with venom
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As for the reason behind the name, Jäger says aside from similarities to Bowie, naming arachnids after celebrities helped draw attention to the dangers of extinction
Well, it's not every day you get to have a creepy crawly named after you. Still a legacy to leave behind, albeit an interesting one.
RIP David Bowie!
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