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New Spider Species Discovered: Honors One Piece Character

10/7/2025

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Researchers at Chulalongkorn University discovered a new spider species, Damarchus inazuma, in Kanchanaburi forests.
Blue-gray males and orange females appear, with one specimen showing bilateral gynandromorphism.
Lead researcher Chawakorn Kunsete clarified the distinction between hermaphrodites and gynandromorphs.
The discovery marks the first gynandromorph in the Bemmeridae family.
The species name honors Inazuma from One Piece.

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Researchers at Chulalongkorn University discovered a new spider species, Damarchus inazuma, in Kanchanaburi forests.
Blue-gray males and orange females appear, with one specimen showing bilateral gynandromorphism.
Lead researcher Chawakorn Kunsete clarified the distinction between hermaphrodites and gynandromorphs.
The discovery marks the first gynandromorph in the Bemmeridae family.
The species name honors Inazuma from One Piece.