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New Spider Species Named After Neil Young



Bond discovered a new species of trapdoor spider last year in Alabama and set about publishing a paper about it with Norman I. Platnick, curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. When it came time to name his discovery, Bond reached not into the annals of science but  those of music, dubbing it Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi (teach your children how to pronounce that). While it was Young's diverse sonic offerings that initially attracted Bond to the idea, it was the Canadian legend's track record on sociopolitics that clinched the deal.