Heteropoda davidbowie is the name given to which rare yellow creature in 2009?
Heteropoda davidbowie Heteropoda davidbowie Heteropoda davidbowie is a species of huntsman spider of the genus "Heteropoda". It was described from the Cameron Highlands District in peninsular Malaysia and named in honour of singer David Bowie. "Heteropoda davidbowie" was first described by Peter Jäger in 2008, based on a specimen collected by G. Ackermann in 2007 in the Cameron Highlands of peninsular Malaysia. The species name honours David Bowie, with particular reference to songs such as "Glass Spider" (from the 1987 album "Never Let Me Down"), and the resemblance of the frontal view of the spider to the singer's painted face in his
Heteropoda cervina are splayed to the side allowing very fast sideways movement and abrupt change of direction. They have strong, curved fangs, a flattened body and two rows of four eyes. Males and females look alike, females larger. Females lay their eggs in large "cocoons". "Heteropoda cervina" is very similar in appearance to the related species "Heteropoda jugulans". There has been a great deal of confusion regarding this species, because of a misidentification of "Heteropoda jugulans" as "Heteropoda cervina" by Ramon Mascord (1970, 1980) perpetuated by other authors. Heteropoda cervina Heteropoda cervina, commonly called the brown huntsman, is a large species of