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    What spider got its name from its physical resemblance to a well-known rock-musician whose first name was Frank?

    Question #110171. Asked by flem-ish. (Oct 25 09 7:07 PM)


    crotalus77

    		That would be the pachygnatha zappa spider, named after Frank Zappa.

    http://www.thepedia.com/define/Pachygnatha_zappa

    Here's the best picture I could find.

    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andymurkin/Resources/MusicRes/ZapRes/69.jpg


    Oct 25 09, 7:21 PM
    serpa

    		If you want to see photos of spiders named after David Bowie and Neil Young here's a link.

    http://coralmorphologic.com/b/category/misc

    Oct 25 09, 8:47 PM

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