CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Sachin Tendulkar’s legendary status in the game of cricket has seen his fans find numerous ways to pay tribute to him. However, a research scholar pursuing a Ph. D in spider taxonomy found arguably the most unique way to show his love for the Master Blaster by naming a newly discovered species of spider after him.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Studies conducted on the Garo hills of Meghalaya resulted in the first spotting of the genus Siamspinops from India with a new species Siamspinops garoensis. This belongs to the family of flat spiders, Selenopidae. This spider lives in the crevices of rocks on hills and its flat body is suitable for this mode of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -How Joro spiders arrived, and how they’ll spread. Joro spiders are originally from Japan, but they also exist in China and Korea. They most likely hitched a ride to the United States on shipping containers. Researchers believed they first appeared in the U.S. about 80 miles north of Atlanta.

Detailed explanation-4: -The new spider species, Hypochilus xomote, is named for the Yowlumni word for south because the spiders are the southernmost known Hypochilus populations found in the California Sierra Nevada.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar is right known as the God of Cricket for his exceptional career in the sport both in terms of numbers and longevity.