Arachnologists Say There Are Now 50,000 Known Species of Spider in The World

There are 50,000 different species of spider that crawl the Earth according to the World Spider Catalog.

The 50,000th spider registered by the WSC is the Guriurius minuano, which is a jumping spider that lives in southern Brazil, as well as in the Dominican Republic.

It is named after the Minuane people who lived in the area.

The first scientific description of a spider was in 1757, and while it has taken 265 years to reach 50,000, the rate of discovery is steadily increasing, and it is thought it could take less than 100 years to discover the same number again.

Guriurius minuano is a female. Hagopián.

The publishers of the WSC estimated that there are 50,000 more spider species out there.

The spider catalogue can be found on the museum website.

Spiders are the most important predator in Earth's habitats, and their ecological significance should not be underestimated, according to the museum.

They are the most important regulators of insect populations, consuming 400 to 800 million tonnes of insects every year. They are also important to humans.

Agence France-Presse