A group of scientists discovered three new species of harmless spiders in the
alpine zone of Australia
, a country known not only for its curious animals such as kangaroos, koalas and platypus but also for dangerous sharks and other highly venomous specimens.
"The discovery of the three new spiders in the Australian Alps is fantastic. Around three-quarters of Australia's biodiversity is still waiting to be discovered by science," Australian Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek
said Thursday.
, in a statement announcing the find.
The species discovered in the southeast of the country is a
"warrior hunter"
that has a sort of shield on its chest, which belongs to the
Sparassidae family - a tiny
3-millimeter jumping spider that resembles a licorice and is therefore pretends to be a tree branch, the statement said.
The "Warrior Hunter" spider has a kind of shield on its chest and belongs to the Sparassidae family.
It was discovered in the Australian alpine zone, in the southeast of the country.
Photo: EFE
The find reflects Australia's immense diversity, ranging "from the infamous shield hunter, with war paint on its legs and a shield on its chest to ward off predators, to tiny jumping spiders that look like eight-eyed puppies
,
" said Museum of Victoria Research Institute spider expert Joseph Schubert.
"Spiders
are also experts in camouflage
. The wrap spider is a ferocious nocturnal minihunter that
masquerades as a tree branch during the day
to hide from predators," explained the expert who participated in this scientific expedition in the Australian Alps. located in the southeast of the oceanic country.
Australia is home to a wide variety of animal species, including the
funnel web spider
(Atrax robustus) and the
red-backed spider
(Latrodectus hasselti), considered among the most venomous in the world.
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