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    What rock musician just had a spider named after him?

    Question #98583. Asked by author. (Aug 14 08 5:26 PM)


    mscorpion

    A sneaky spider has been named in honor of rock musician Neil Young.

    Jason Bond, a biologist at East Carolina University, named a newly discovered arachnid, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi. It is also known as a trapdoor spider.

    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080509/080509-ScienceNielYoungSpider-hmed-11a.hmedium.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24543036/&h=273&w=358&sz=12&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=9C7IflAdLqJD7M:&tbnh=92&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dneil%2Byoung%2Bspiders%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1T4GGIH_enUS280US281

    Aug 14 08, 5:50 PM


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