Magical scientists name spider after the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter

2024-05-19 16:13:21      点击：092

J.K. Rowling's stamp of approval can make or break just about anything, and a new spider species was sorted into the cool kids club by Rowling herself.

Researchers in Mumbai named a new species Eriovixia gryffindoriafter Godric Gryffindor because it looks like it's wearing the famed Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter universe.

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Javed Ahmed, Rajashree Khalap and Sumukha Javagal published their findings in the Indian Journal of Arachnology.

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We're excited to have found this new spider whose shape is similar to the magical sorting hat owned by the wizard [Gryffindor]," Ahmed told The Times of India.

"As a youngster, I was very fond of reading Harry Potter books. So, when I encountered this tiny spider, I thought of the magical hat."

It's a safe bet Ahmed is not a Slytherin.

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