In 2020, 10-year-old Murphy Widdowson collected a spider on a remote Australian island that experts could not identify; scientists later declared it a new species and named it Artoriopsis murphyi after him
- While on the remote island Murphy picked up a small spider that intrigued him, and he decided not to wonder what sort of spider he'd found, but to seek the opinion of an expert.
- For most kids, finding a spider would be a scream, and then a quick retreat.
- But for Murphy Widdowson, it was a scientific discovery.
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- While on the remote island Murphy picked up a small spider that intrigued him, and he decided not to wonder what sort of spider he'd found, but to seek the opinion of an expert.
- For most kids, finding a spider would be a scream, and then a quick retreat.
- But for Murphy Widdowson, it was a scientific discovery.
Sources: Times of India