Good News, Everyone! Scientists found a new spider in Australia that can swim and catch fish – IOTW Report

Good News, Everyone! Scientists found a new spider in Australia that can swim and catch fish

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Of course they did.

Science Alert: 

A new species of spider, Dolomedes briangreenei, which likes to swim and catch fish, has been discovered in Queensland.

spider Dolomedes briangreenei

It is named after physicist and World Science Festival co-founder, Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk unveiled the spider to Green in Brisbane today at the opening of the inaugural World Science Festival.

The Brisbane spider is about the size of the palm of a hand—

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18 Comments on Good News, Everyone! Scientists found a new spider in Australia that can swim and catch fish

  1. It seems like every time we find a new spider they are doing something that spiders shouldn’t be doing…
    Well I think I can safely say that I speak for all of humanity when I ask…
    “WTF SPIDERS?
    When we find the spider that’s using a bow and arrow we’d better just move to another planet.

  2. A couple of my sons visited my brother who lives outside of Melbourne and they have a tennis court. chasing stray tennis balls is life threatening, I hear it’s beautiful though,

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