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Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus (Merostomata: Eurypterida)
... that a
fossil
of the
extinct
sea scorpion
Eurypterus
(restoration pictured)
was once thought to be a
catfish
?
... that
Phaeacius
, a very lazy
jumping spider
, waits motionless until prey walks almost into its jaws?
... that
Geograpsus severnsi
is the first
crab
species known to have
become extinct
?
... that males and females of the
jumping spider
Maevia inclemens
were once considered different species?
... that a fungal pathogen
Beauveria bassiana
has been released along with a parasitic wasp
Tetrastichus planipennisi
in the
United States
as a
biological control
agent of the
emerald ash borer
?
... that the California
spider
species
Pimoa cthulhu
was named after
H. P. Lovecraft
's fictional deity
Cthulhu
?