New species of spider named after enchanted ‘Harry Potter’ sorting hat

INDIA – Scientists in India have taken inspiration from J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series of books and movies in naming a distinctive new species of spider. The triangular creature resembles the Hogwarts “sorting hat” that’s used to place young wizards and witches into their respective school “houses.” The spider has been named Eriovixia gryffindori, a nod to Gryffindor house, into which Harry Potter himself was sorted on his first day as