Name a Spider competition - and more citizen science backyard projects!

This is a REAL science competition - but wouldn’t it be fun to celebrate this odd year by winning the chance to name a new species of tropical spider?

75 new species have just been found in northern Australia. Here are the details of the competition:

http://bushblitz.org.au/spider-naming-competition/

Please enter, and please don’t call your spider any version of Spider McSpiderface! cheese


Considering my bride's response to the proximity of any spider, can you imagine the reaction if I had one named after her?



tomcat said:

Considering my bride's response to the proximity of any spider, can you imagine the reaction if I had one named after her?

I say go for it!


Morganna, if they pick my entry, I might have to sleep at your house for a while.



tomcat said:

Morganna, if they pick my entry, I might have to sleep at your house for a while.

Don't worry, they will pick mine! I'm a spider fan. Loved the Spider Woman in the old Sherlock Holmes films. Did you see those small insects that look like orchids? I thought I posted them on your orchid thread.


Everyone, check to see if we have to vote and support them!



Morganna said:



tomcat said:

Morganna, if they pick my entry, I might have to sleep at your house for a while.

Don't worry, they will pick mine! I'm a spider fan. Loved the Spider Woman in the old Sherlock Holmes films. Did you see those small insects that look like orchids? I thought I posted them on your orchid thread.

Morganna,

I have had multiple threads on orchids, do not recall your post.  I have seen photos of the orchid praying mantis (white with purple markings), which hangs out guess where . . .



joanne said:

This is a REAL science competition - but wouldn’t it be fun to celebrate this odd year by winning the chance to name a new species of tropical spider?

75 new species have just been found in northern Australia. Here are the details of the competition:

http://bushblitz.org.au/spider-naming-competition/

Please enter, and please don’t call your spider any version of Spider McSpiderface! cheese

Spidey McSpiderface does have a nice ring to it though...



tomcat said:



Morganna said:



tomcat said:

Morganna, if they pick my entry, I might have to sleep at your house for a while.

Don't worry, they will pick mine! I'm a spider fan. Loved the Spider Woman in the old Sherlock Holmes films. Did you see those small insects that look like orchids? I thought I posted them on your orchid thread.

Morganna,

I have had multiple threads on orchids, do not recall your post.  I have seen photos of the orchid praying mantis (white with purple markings), which hangs out guess where . . .

That's the one. 


oh, it looks like it's in fancy dress! cheese


A lot fancier than the ones hanging out in my yard.



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