Spintharus michelleobamaae

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Spintharus michelleobamaae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Spintharus
Species:
S. michelleobamaae
Binomial name
Spintharus michelleobamaae
Agnarsson & Sargeant, 2018

Spintharus michelleobamaae is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in Cuba. [1] It is one of 15 new species of Spintharus described in 2018. [2] It was named after First Lady Michelle Obama, in honor of her climate change advocacy. It, along with the other species of Spintharus discovered in 2018, received media coverage for being named after celebrities. [3]

References

  1. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3541 NMBE
  2. Agnarsson, I.; Van Patten, C.; Sargeant, L.; Chomitz, B.; Dziki, A. & Binford, G.J. (2018), "A radiation of the ornate Caribbean 'smiley-faced spiders', with descriptions of 15 new species (Araneae: Theridiidae, Spintharus)", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 182 (4): 758–790, doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx056
  3. Thomsen, Jacqueline (2017-09-26). "Scientists name new species of spiders after Sanders, Obamas". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-08-24.