New spider species named after 'Harry Potter' sorting hat

Harry Potter character provides name for new species of crab, Harry Potter

Eriovixia pseudocentrodes

Conservation news on Spiders

As a special treat to you fine lot, here are some more pictures of the sorting hat spider (Eriovixia gryffindori), a new species of spider we discovered and named after the sorting

New species of spider named after enchanted 'Harry Potter' sorting hat

Scientists discover furry spider in Iran, guess the 'Harry Potter' character it was named after

Harry Potter Posts on X: A new species of spider discover in 2016, Eriovixia gryffindori, was named after Gryffindor due to the resembleance it's triangular shaped body bears to the sorting hat #

Much-Maligned Wasp Named After Supposedly Redeemed Harry Potter Villain

Karnataka: Researchers name New Spider Species after Harry Potter Character Godric Gryffindor