Unique-Shaped Spider Named After Hogwarts Sorting Hat in Harry Potter

- October 11, 2018

A new discovery, Eriovixia gryffindori.

In a forest of the Southern part of India, Karnataka, a team of researchers observed a particularly strange-looking spider found in a shrub which is about 4 feet (1.2 m) off the ground.

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In a new study, the author details the creature’s greyish-brown colorful body, which was seen with dark brown dots, and sprayed or covered with white and light yellow hairs fused with the surrounding greenness. Perhaps the most striking thing is unique body shape of the spider as it looks like a crooked witch hat.

According to the research, it was said that other creatures of the forest might mistake the spider understanding or recognize it as a dried up leaf, the

While other forest creatures may make spider mistake for spicy dried leaves, the arachnologists (one who is engaged in arachnology, the study of spiders), who also grew up as huge admirer for Harry Potter, couldn’t help but see a striking similarity to the Hogwarts Sorting Hat.

After taking a little time to think, the team decided to name the new spider species after Hogwarts’ co-founder and the original owner of the Sorting Hat, regarding the creature with great awe as wizard Godric Gryffindor. The official name of the spider is Eriovixia gryffindori.

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In a study which was published in the Indian Journal of Arachnology, she wrote, the researchers describe their distinguishing name choice as it is like a poem from the authors, for the lost magic, and found, in an effort to grab the attention to the captivating thing. Mentioned, but it is an exceptionally overlooked world of invertebrates, and their secret lives.

“An ode from the authors, for magic lost, and found, in an effort to draw attention to the fascinating, but oft-overlooked world of invertebrates, and their secret lives.”-the author wrote.

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J.K. Rowling was happy about the news that she had tweeted saying, “really honored” and congratulated researchers on the discovery of another “Fantastic Beast”.