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Australian Woman Discovers New Spider Species with Eight Eyes and Unique Blue Face

News18 | 06/10/2020 05:38 PM | Click to read full article

New South Wales resident Amanda De George was in for a surprise when she accidentally discovered a new spider species after she spotted the arachnid in her backyard. “It was the electric-blue face and bright blue eyes that drew her to the four-millimeter-long jumping spider.”

Interestingly, the creature’s blue face attracted the attention of a leading spider expert based in Melbourne. De George was stunned to know that it was a previously unknown species.

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