Helpis minitabunda - Aussie bronze jumping spider
I can’t help but think taxonomists should be having more fun with the jumping spider genus Helpis.
Like, Helpis coming. Or, Helpis movethiscouch.
photo details:
Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS 7D
ISO 200, f/13, 1/200 sec
diffuse twin flash
A personal weblog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Helpis ontheway (a Grateful Dead song)
Helpis eeaspider!
Helpis naemis
I am now obligated to share this link, of course:
http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/index.html
Read it and enjoy all the biological puns therein.
You guys are making me LOL. And this, from Aaron on twitter:
Helpis obiwan kenobi
Haha! good one, but surely the spelling would be “H. obiuanchenobii” ?
I suggest H. analbum for a non-white species (also contains, besides the Beatles pun, a slightly naughty pronunciation variant aswell
Helpis somethingyouwantwhenyouareinaproblematicsituationbutthatmostofthetimecomestoolateanddoesntsolveanythinganymore
And for Christian arachnologists – Helpis jesus.
Helpis, unavailable, if you will leave a call back number, our support staff will get back to you in the nick of time, thank you for your understanding.
Win!
Helpis here, said the spider to the beetle!