Australia Discovers Three New Species Of Spiders

As if the world isn't scary enough, researchers in Australia believe they have just found three new species of spiders. Three new peacock spiders have been revealed byJoseph Schubert, an Australian taxonomist, but the good news is he swears they are “harmless” and “charismatic.” Schubert said these spiders were about the size of a grain of rice. So if you don’t like spiders, these could be considered cute. Apparently, these small spiders are pretty active at finding mates as well.The spiders are of interest for their elaborate courtship behavior, which includes the males doing a dance to impress the females. These spiders are unique from other spiders because they're identifiable by their colorful markings on their abdomen. Other spiders are identified by their fangs or spider hair.