"The new specimens, now known as Damarchus Inazuma, are gynandromorphic, meaning they display both male and female sexual characteristics. Depending on the sexual dimorphism - the differences between males and females - of a species, gynandromorphic animals can look striking. Damarchus Inazuma spiders, much like the outfit of their namesake, are distinctly "split" in half. Their cephalothorax - the head and thorax - displays female orange characteristics on the right, and the white male traits on the left."
"Researchers chose the name, according to their recently published study, to represent the "bilateral asymmetry" of the spider's coloration. "This colour arrangement closely mirrors the sexual dimorphism observed in this species, with males exhibiting white coloration and female displaying orange," the study says. While the study says Inazuma has the "ability" to switch genders, this is more to do with their presentation than innate powers."
Damarchus Inazuma is a newly identified gynandromorphic spider species found in Bangkok that shows both male and female sexual characteristics. The cephalothorax displays orange female traits on the right side and white male traits on the left, producing a distinctly split appearance. The species belongs to the Asian genus Damarchus, first documented in 1891. The chosen name reflects the bilateral asymmetry of the spider's coloration. Gynandromorphism occurs across various animal groups, including insects, birds, chickens and reptiles, often producing visually striking half-male, half-female specimens.
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