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Tarantula named after Johnny Cash

A new species of tarantula has been named after the country music legend Johnny Cash. Scientists say...
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7:43 AM - 5 Feb 2016



Tarantula named after Johnny C...

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Tarantula named after Johnny Cash

TodayFM
TodayFM

7:43 AM - 5 Feb 2016



A new species of tarantula has been named after the country music legend Johnny Cash.

Scientists say the 'Aphonopelma johnnycashi' was discovered in California near a jail - made famous in his song 'Folsom Prison Blues'.

The spider measures up to six inches across.

 

 

Professor Chris Hamilton, a biologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, says the name is rather fitting:



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