Massive growths on galah are “a peculiar ornament” males.
Previously unknown science “toothy” spider discovered in the South-East of the Czech Republic.
“Dimensions specimens usually do not exceed 15 millimeters,” told reporters opened a new kind of Professor of the Prague research Institute of flora and fauna Milan Riesach.
“Arthropod insect is found only in the area of forest parks from the Lednice ponds in the nature reserve Liberkowski lake near the town of Breclav, – he said. Spider – named after the place of their habitat – Moravian karakurt. Latin new kind of is called Enoplognatha bryjai”.
“Moravian karakurt – the only one of the 69 species in the Czech Republic, spiders, males of which are visible to the naked eye resemble teeth growths on galah – the upper jaw of the oral apparatus. It may be called the toothy spider,” – said the scientist.
Massive growths on galah are “a peculiar ornament” males, which in the mating season they attract females.
