Trendy on eight legs: Jumping spider named after fashion czar Karl Lagerfeld

(Pensoft Publishers) New to science species of Australian jumping spider was named after Hamburg-born fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) after the arachnid reminded its discoverers of the designer. Intrigued by the distinct 'downplayed' black-and-white colors of the arachnid, the Hamburg-Brisbane-Melbourne team likened its appearance to the trademark style of the German designer. Thus, the curious species is described in the open-access journal Evolutionary Systematics under the name Jotus ...