Alireza Zamani
@alirezazamani.bsky.social
Arachnologist and taxonomist
University of Turku, Finland
University of Turku, Finland
In our new paper, co-authored with Krisztián Szabó and @tszuts.bsky.social, we present an integrative taxonomic study of ladybird spiders, and describe seven beautiful new species from Iran:
🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
In our new paper, co-authored with Krisztián Szabó and @tszuts.bsky.social, we present an integrative taxonomic study of ladybird spiders, and describe seven beautiful new species from Iran:
🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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An article on National Geographic, on our recent new genus and species of tarantulas from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula:
These tarantulas may have evolved huge genitalia to fend off bloodthirsty females
Tarantulas, like all spiders, don’t have penises; they have palps. And these ones are massive.
www.nationalgeographic.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
An article on National Geographic, on our recent new genus and species of tarantulas from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula:
Reposted by Alireza Zamani
Four new species of tarantulas with "unusual male sex organs" discovered by @alirezazamani.bsky.social et al, just published in ZooKeys!
Read more here: blog.pensoft.net/2025/08/04/n...
Read more here: blog.pensoft.net/2025/08/04/n...
August 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Four new species of tarantulas with "unusual male sex organs" discovered by @alirezazamani.bsky.social et al, just published in ZooKeys!
Read more here: blog.pensoft.net/2025/08/04/n...
Read more here: blog.pensoft.net/2025/08/04/n...
I’m thrilled to be a co-recipient of the 2024 E.O. Wilson Research Prize, alongside my colleagues Rick C West and William Lamar:
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https://www.utu.fi/en/news/news/arachnologist-alireza-zamani-wins-2024-eo-wilson-research-prize
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June 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’m thrilled to be a co-recipient of the 2024 E.O. Wilson Research Prize, alongside my colleagues Rick C West and William Lamar:
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Check out our latest publication on the copulatory mechanics of Anatextrix monstrabilis, which likely has the most highly modified male palpal femur among all spiders:
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Copulatory Mechanics Reveals a Self‐Bracing Mechanism via a Femoral Apophysis in Funnel Weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae)
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that femoral apophyses function in self-bracing in Anatextrix monstrabilis, one of the two species of a recently discovered lineage of agelenid spiders charact...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Check out our latest publication on the copulatory mechanics of Anatextrix monstrabilis, which likely has the most highly modified male palpal femur among all spiders:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Here is a video / photo interview that I did with Yle, Finland's national public broadcasting company, about my background and research on spiders 🕸🕷
yle.fi/a/74-20123947
yle.fi/a/74-20123947
Alireza Zamani haluaa sinunkin ihastuvan hämähäkkeihin, sillä ihmiskunta ei selviä ilman niitä
Turkulainen tutkija Alireza Zamani löysi uuden hämähäkkilajin ja inspiroi nyt nuoria tutkijoita ympäri maailmaa.
yle.fi
January 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Here is a video / photo interview that I did with Yle, Finland's national public broadcasting company, about my background and research on spiders 🕸🕷
yle.fi/a/74-20123947
yle.fi/a/74-20123947
My final paper for 2024 was published today. In total, this year I co-authored 13 papers and co-described a genus and 35 species. The specimens for these new species were collected from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
My final paper for 2024 was published today. In total, this year I co-authored 13 papers and co-described a genus and 35 species. The specimens for these new species were collected from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
Here is a feature article in Aurora, the online magazine of the University of Turku, on new species discoveries made by researchers from the Biodiversity Unit:
www.utu.fi/en/news/auro...
www.utu.fi/en/news/auro...
Identifying new animal and plant species is a race against time
Read our special feature where you can move forward in the article by tapping the side of the photo or the arrows below.
www.utu.fi
November 20, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Here is a feature article in Aurora, the online magazine of the University of Turku, on new species discoveries made by researchers from the Biodiversity Unit:
www.utu.fi/en/news/auro...
www.utu.fi/en/news/auro...
Meet Pseudanapis yasunica Zamani & Marusik, 2024 from Ecuador! 🇪🇨 With a total body length of only 0.93 mm, this tiny spider is officially the 200th species of arachnids that I have described and named!
July 7, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Meet Pseudanapis yasunica Zamani & Marusik, 2024 from Ecuador! 🇪🇨 With a total body length of only 0.93 mm, this tiny spider is officially the 200th species of arachnids that I have described and named!
Reposted by Alireza Zamani
Emil's (not on Bluesky) plus my and @alirezazamani.bsky.social article is now online 🥳
Quick comparison of two different trap types. Both work, ramp traps caught more ants 🐜, beetles 🪲 etc; and pitfalls more myriapods .
Nothing world-shattering, but useful data for anyone choosing traps.
Quick comparison of two different trap types. Both work, ramp traps caught more ants 🐜, beetles 🪲 etc; and pitfalls more myriapods .
Nothing world-shattering, but useful data for anyone choosing traps.
doi.org
January 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Emil's (not on Bluesky) plus my and @alirezazamani.bsky.social article is now online 🥳
Quick comparison of two different trap types. Both work, ramp traps caught more ants 🐜, beetles 🪲 etc; and pitfalls more myriapods .
Nothing world-shattering, but useful data for anyone choosing traps.
Quick comparison of two different trap types. Both work, ramp traps caught more ants 🐜, beetles 🪲 etc; and pitfalls more myriapods .
Nothing world-shattering, but useful data for anyone choosing traps.
Reposted by Alireza Zamani
Nyt yksikkömme tuotos on ylessäkin!
Mukana m.m. @ilarisaaksjarvi.bsky.social pistiäinen ja tietenkin @alirezazamani.bsky.social lta vieläkin enemmän hämähäkkilajeja. Itseltäni ei tänä vuonna yhtäkään lajia.
Lajien kanssa päästään käyntiin vasta kun ne on kuvattu, joten perustavanlaatuista työtä.
Mukana m.m. @ilarisaaksjarvi.bsky.social pistiäinen ja tietenkin @alirezazamani.bsky.social lta vieläkin enemmän hämähäkkilajeja. Itseltäni ei tänä vuonna yhtäkään lajia.
Lajien kanssa päästään käyntiin vasta kun ne on kuvattu, joten perustavanlaatuista työtä.
Gekko, lintuhämähäkki ja loispistiäinen – suomalaistutkijat löysivät yli 40 uutta eläinlaji...
Turun yliopiston biodiversiteettiyksikkö on kohonnut nopeasti maailman johtavien tuntemattomia eläinlajeja nimeävien tutkimuslaitosten joukkoon.
yle.fi
January 8, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Nyt yksikkömme tuotos on ylessäkin!
Mukana m.m. @ilarisaaksjarvi.bsky.social pistiäinen ja tietenkin @alirezazamani.bsky.social lta vieläkin enemmän hämähäkkilajeja. Itseltäni ei tänä vuonna yhtäkään lajia.
Lajien kanssa päästään käyntiin vasta kun ne on kuvattu, joten perustavanlaatuista työtä.
Mukana m.m. @ilarisaaksjarvi.bsky.social pistiäinen ja tietenkin @alirezazamani.bsky.social lta vieläkin enemmän hämähäkkilajeja. Itseltäni ei tänä vuonna yhtäkään lajia.
Lajien kanssa päästään käyntiin vasta kun ne on kuvattu, joten perustavanlaatuista työtä.
Reposted by Alireza Zamani
Article (with much improved figures) just got accepted 🥳
Basically Emil's article (not on bsky), but I and @alirezazamani.bsky.social also took part. Sneak peak of the dataset while waiting for the article to appear.
Basically Emil's article (not on bsky), but I and @alirezazamani.bsky.social also took part. Sneak peak of the dataset while waiting for the article to appear.
December 11, 2023 at 3:06 PM
Article (with much improved figures) just got accepted 🥳
Basically Emil's article (not on bsky), but I and @alirezazamani.bsky.social also took part. Sneak peak of the dataset while waiting for the article to appear.
Basically Emil's article (not on bsky), but I and @alirezazamani.bsky.social also took part. Sneak peak of the dataset while waiting for the article to appear.