A new species of spider was recently discovered near a forested area in Nong Rong, Phanom Thuan, Kanchanaburi, in western Thailand. The spiders were presented to researchers at the Chulalongkorn University Museum of Natural History, where they were studied further.

Gynandromorphs are rare organisms that are half-male and half-female, where each side of the body presents differently, split right down the middle. Gynandromorphs are distinct from hermaphrodites in that hermaphrodite organisms still have bilateral symmetry and naturally have both sex organs. Hermaphroditism is common in some organisms, while gynandromorphism is much rarer.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Its not really a species of gynandromorphs though. They just found one amongst the new species. Which is still incredibly rare, but the title makes it sound like the entire species consists of gymandromorphs.