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Post by Ben Reilly Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:12 pm

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Fourteen new species of tarantula have just been discovered in the southwestern U.S., including one named after the popular late singer-songwriter Johnny Cash.

The newfound spiders double the number of known tarantula species from the region, according to a study published in the journal ZooKeys.

“We often hear about how new species are being discovered from remote corners of the earth, but what is remarkable is that these spiders are in our own backyard,” Chris Hamilton, lead author of the study, said in a press release. “With the earth in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, it is astonishing how little we know about our planet’s biodiversity, even for charismatic groups such as tarantulas.”

http://news.discovery.com/animals/johnny-cash-tarantula-one-of-14-new-spiders-160204.htm

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