Scientists sequence genome of trapdoor spider species named for Stephen Colbert
Scientists in California have found that the genome of a trapdoor spider species named for Stephen Colbert in 2008 is 1.5 times the size of the human genome.
TL;DR
- Scientists in California have sequenced the genome of a trapdoor spider.
- The spider species was named for Stephen Colbert in 2008.
- The spider's genome is 1.5 times the size of the human genome.