1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Animals / Wildlife
photo of Laura Klappenbach

Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog

By Laura Klappenbach, About.com Guide to Animals / Wildlife since 2001

New Spider Species Discovered in Peru

Thursday June 24, 2004
Researchers have discovered a new species of spider (Ochyroceratidae sp.) in Peru that spins a unique web, unlike those of other spiders because the small pieces that make up the web are regular and symmetrical while the web as a whole is unsymmetrical and irregular.

Find out more: New Spider Species Weaves Uncommonly Regular Webs

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Animals / Wildlife

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Animals / Wildlife

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.