<p>Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg can add to her list of personal accolades, including TIME magazine's Person of the Year, a group of spiders named after her.</p>.<p>Thunberga gen. nov. is a new genus of huntsman spiders from Madagascar, described by German arachnologist Peter Jager, and named after the wunderkind in honour of her commitment to tackling climate change.</p>.<p>"The rising temperatures affect all areas of nature -- including the endemic diversity and spider fauna of Madagascar," said Jager, who has participated in several protests inspired by Thunberg's School Strike for Climate.</p>.<p>In a study printed in the scientific journal Zootaxa, Jager explained that the new genus differed from other huntsmans in their eye arrangement and unique dotted patterns on their backs.</p>.<p>Jager, who has discovered several new spider species in a career spanning 20 years, said he hoped that by naming the creepy crawlies after Thunberg he could draw attention to the issue of biodiversity loss in Madagascar.</p>.<p>He named a previous discovery of Southeast Asian huntsman spider Heteropoda davidbowie.</p>.<p>Unlike most spiders, huntsman don't spin webs and hunt and forage instead for their food.</p>.<p>During his latest expedition, Jager also discovered a heretofore unknown species of huntsman on the island.</p>.<p>Its name? Thunberga greta.</p>
<p>Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg can add to her list of personal accolades, including TIME magazine's Person of the Year, a group of spiders named after her.</p>.<p>Thunberga gen. nov. is a new genus of huntsman spiders from Madagascar, described by German arachnologist Peter Jager, and named after the wunderkind in honour of her commitment to tackling climate change.</p>.<p>"The rising temperatures affect all areas of nature -- including the endemic diversity and spider fauna of Madagascar," said Jager, who has participated in several protests inspired by Thunberg's School Strike for Climate.</p>.<p>In a study printed in the scientific journal Zootaxa, Jager explained that the new genus differed from other huntsmans in their eye arrangement and unique dotted patterns on their backs.</p>.<p>Jager, who has discovered several new spider species in a career spanning 20 years, said he hoped that by naming the creepy crawlies after Thunberg he could draw attention to the issue of biodiversity loss in Madagascar.</p>.<p>He named a previous discovery of Southeast Asian huntsman spider Heteropoda davidbowie.</p>.<p>Unlike most spiders, huntsman don't spin webs and hunt and forage instead for their food.</p>.<p>During his latest expedition, Jager also discovered a heretofore unknown species of huntsman on the island.</p>.<p>Its name? Thunberga greta.</p>