The Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi trap door spider was recently discovered and has been named after Neil Young, a musician and singer. Jason Bond, an ECU professor of biology named this spider saying, "There are rather strict rules about how you name new species. As long as these rules are followed you can give a new species just about any name you please. With regards to Neil Young, I really enjoy his music and have had a great appreciation of him as an activist for peace and justice.” In 1988, Bond discovered the spider in Jefferson Co., Alabama. It was only in 2007, that the spider was recognised as a new species. Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi lives throughout Alabama, and there is also one locality in western Florida. Bond was given a $750,000 grant to classify the spider. Bond has said that Neil Young is one of his favorite artists. As far as I know, no non-scientific name has been given to this new spider.
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