Scytodes kumonga

Scytodes kumonga is a species of spider in the Scytodidae family native to Iran. It was described in 2020.^[1][2] The specific name kumonga refers to the spider kaiju Kumonga, a recurring monster in the Godzilla franchise by Toho which can spit silk in a similar manner to spitting spiders to ensnare opponents, whose name in turn is derived from the Japanese word for 'spider', kumo (クモ).^{[citation needed]} Kumonga's binomial name in Godzilla Singular Point, Kumonga scytodes, pays homage to this species.^{[citation needed]}

Scytodes kumonga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Scytodidae
Genus:	Scytodes
Species:	S. kumonga
Binomial name
Scytodes kumonga Zamani & Marusik, 2020[1]

See also

• Agroeca angirasu, a species of sac spider named after the kaiju Anguirus also native to Iran, classified in 2021
• Ramisyllis kingghidorahi, a species of Polychaete native to the Sea of Japan named after the kaiju King Ghidorah, classified in 2022