Summary: Three new species of the Peacock spider have been identified in parts of eastern Australia, scientists say from the university of Berkeley California. The three new species have been named Skeletorus, Sparklemuffin and the elephant spider. The spiders are all pretty tiny, about five millimeters, or a quarter-inch long. Peacock spiders are a type of jumping spider, and they don't weave webs to catch prey. Instead, they hunt and stalk their prey, and their eyesight is incredible- as good as a cat's. The colorful male spiders make it easy to distinguish among the different types, but many female peacock spiders look the same, making mating confusing to different species of male peacock spider.
Analysis: These new species of spider are fascinating, and also very colorful. It's interesting to learn about new species, and there are still hundreds if not thousands out there humans have yet to discover, and new ones popping up all the time. Hopefully scientists will be able to find all the different variations in species of the peacock spider and many more species of new animals to come. This relates to world history in that all the species we have today were once new to us, and there will continue to be new species as long as we live on Earth.
Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150324-australia-peacock-spider-sparklemuffin-new-species/
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