Johnny Cash Spider

This is a new species of spider discovered.... 

"Scientists have named a new species of tarantula after country music legend Johnny Cash.

Aphonopelma johnnycashi was discovered in California near Folsom Prison – which the musician made famous in his song Folsom Prison Blues, recorded in 1955.

The colouring of the spider, which measures up to six inches across, also brings to mind the “man in black”, who favoured dark outfits. Mature males have solid black bodies.

It was one of 14 new tarantula species found in the US, all members of the Aphonopelma family.

Dr Chris Hamilton, from the Florida Museum of Natural History, who named the spider, said: “We often hear about how new species are being discovered from remote corners of the Earth, but what is remarkable is that these spiders are in our own backyard."

From lonelyplanet.com