New species of spider named after Sachin Tendulkar

New species of spider named after Sachin Tendulkar
Question: New species of spider was named after which of the following cricketers?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Sourav Ganguly
Answer: (a)
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  • Dhruv Prajapati, an Ahmedabad Ecologist, has discovered two new species of spider.
  • He named one the two species as Marengo Sachin Tendulkar after Sachin Tendulkar.
  • The other one he found was named after Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara as Inomarengo Chavarapatera.
  • He is a researcher in the Gujarat Ecological Education & Research (GEER) Foundation. 
  • As per the report, both the species belonged to Asian jumping spiders.  
  • Inomarengo Chavarapatera spider was found in Kerala while Marengo Sachin Tendulkar was found in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Link:

https://www.india.com/sports/new-species-of-spider-named-after-sachin-tendulkar-marengo-sachintendulkar-3838710/