Rare half-male, half-female spider discovered in Thailand

In the forests of Thailand, scientists discovered the spider species Damarchus inazuma, including rare hermaphrodites, characterized by their morphology.

A research team at the Center for Entomology of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok (Thailand) shared that they have discovered a previously unknown spider species, hiding in the forests in the western part of the country.

An extremely rare hermaphrodite spider with one side male and one side female has received a lot of attention, according to experts.

The team named the newly discovered spider species in Thailand Damarchus inazuma, after the character Inuzama - who possesses the ability to transform between female and male forms in the famous Japanese comic series One Piece.

A half-male, half-female spider belonging to a new species discovered in Thailand. Photo: Yahoo news.

According to the research team, Damarchus inazuma has striking morphological differences between the two sexes. While females are larger, about 2.5 cm long, with a distinctive orange color, males are smaller, about half the size of females, and have a gray-white color.

Among the orange and gray-white Damarchus inazuma spiders found by experts was a "special" individual with a body that was half orange and half gray-white. They examined the spider and found that it had a rare form of gynandromorph (an error in the early division of sex chromosomes).

Gynandromorphs differ from common hermaphrodites - being able to reproduce on their own or mate with both sexes is a normal biological trait of the species, not a defect.

Readers are invited to watch the video : Discovering many new species in the Mekong River Region. Source: THĐT1.

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