Loureedia phoenixi is a species of spider discovered in Iran in 2020.[1] The species is categorized as a velvet spider. The spider is described as reclusive. It is named after the actor Joaquin Phoenix, for a color pattern which matches the movie character Joker from D.C. Comics.[2][3][4]Loureedia phoenixi is the first of its genus to be found not in the Mediterranean, which is over 1500 kilometers away from the rest of the genus.
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