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 Hey Hey, My, My, It's Spider Man 

New arachnid species named for rock legend Young

May 12, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new spider species has been named for rocker Neil Young, an outspoken advocate for environmental issues, Reuters reports. A biologist and Neil Young fan who discovered the species named it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi. It's not the first such honor for a singer. A beetle was recently named Orectochilus orbisonorum after... More »

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