The Amazing Spider: Darwin's Bark Spider
A new insect species of Darwin's bark spider in Madagascar ( we called Caerostris Darwini) -discovered in 2009. When scientists observed this small spider for the first time, they were surprised because of its unusual web. Spiders basically have eight walking legs, six or eight eyes, jaws and spinnerets which produce silk. According to fossils, they must have evolved about 400 million years ago and they have over 35.000 species worldwide. However, the Darwin's bark spider which was discovered new, it differs from another spider species. Firstly, tiny and unusual spider has a unique web. Its silk is the toughest biological material ever found in the world because it is ten times stronger Kevlar used for bulletproof vests. This species was named for honours of the father of biology Charles Darwin. Matjaź Gregorič says "We hypothesize that this combination was a predisposition for the spider to being able to conquer th...