New Species of Australian Jumping Spider Named after Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld (IMAGE)

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New Species of Australian Jumping Spider Named after Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld

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Newly described 'brushed' jumping spider species Jotus karllagerfeldi and its famous namesake: fashion icon and designer, creative director, artist, photographer and caricaturist Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019).

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Photo of the newly described spider: Mark Newton, CeNak. Photo of Karl Lagerfeld: Siebbi (modification by CeNak).

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