DISCOVERY THE LATEST SPIDER DISCOVERIES SEVEN New Species Of Peacock Spiders Have Been Found! An Australian arachnologist has just discovered seven new colorful species of the peacock spider, one of which actually resembles a famous Vincent van Gogh painting! Melbourne Museum arachnologist Joseph Schubert tweeted on March 26, "Meet Australia's seven newest species. Last year, I traveled the country collecting specimens of these new peacock spiders (some discovered by citizen
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scientists) and spent countless hours in the lab studying them. Some welcome news in tough times." Schubert discussed the new peacock spiders, particularly the one named Maratus constellatus, due to its resemblance to 'Starry Night': "The patterns on the abdomen to me look so much like Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. Hence the name constellatus, which means starry in Latin."
