This fantastic spider resembles Harry Potter’s sorting hat

I thought the Niffler was my favorite fantastic beast, but I was wrong. This new spider species discovered in India just topped the list — mainly because it exists in our real Muggle world.Meet Eriovixia gryffindori, a spider species named after J.K. Rowling’s character Godric Gryffindor because it resembles Harry Potter’s sorting hat. This is how the three scientists who discovered the spider put it:
This uniquely shaped spider derives its name from the fabulous, sentient magi