Along the foothills of the western Sierra Nevada, a species of tarantula, the Aphonopelma johnnycashi, 
resides. A new classification of arachnid was discovered in California near Folsom Prison and named after Johnny Cash. Like Cash’s distinctive style of dress (“the man in black”), mature males of this species are generally black in color.  Aphonopelma johnnycashi was among 14 new tarantula species recently discovered during a decade-long search across the country. 

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