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Scientists name spiders after Barack and Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders

By Sean Langille
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Scientists name spiders after Barack and Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders

Barack and Michelle Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are being immortalized by researchers who decided to name a species of spiders after them.

A group of scientists recently discovered 15 new species of the Spintharus spider, known for what appears to be a smiling face. Researchers believed only one species existed, found in North America and parts of Northern Brazil.

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