LuQianle,anarachnologyenthusiast,discoveredanewspidergenusbelongingtothespiderfamilyAnyphaonidae,orghostspiders,inShenzhen.

Thespiderwasthefirstspeciesnamedafterthecity,accordingtoShenzhenSpecialZoneDaily.

Thenameofthespider,ShenzhenAnyphaonidae,wasofficiallyunveiledinanarticleonAsianspiderswrittenbyLinYejie,anarachnologist,andpublishedonZoologicalSystematicsrecently.

AShenzhenAnyphaonidae.PhotosfromLusWeChataccountexceptotherwisestated

AccordingtoLu,thespiderisanewtypeofspidershefoundinthecity.ThefindinghasenlargedtheAnyphaonidaefamilyinthecountry.

LuwasbornininRongxianCountyinYulinintheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.Whenhewasalittleboy,Luwaslivinginanarearichinnaturalresources.

Lu(R)andhispartnercollectsamplesofspiders.ShenzhenEveningNews

“OnethingIlikedthemostafterschoolistoplaywithmyfriendsinthefield,catchingfishandshrimps,”saidLu,addingthathealreadyshowedstrongcuriosityaboutwildlifethen.

WhenhewasaShenzhenUniversitystudent,Lubecameavolunteerac