Brooklyn Kids Voted On New Names For 3 Pet Tarantulas: Results Here

BROOKLYN, NY — It was a competitive race, but the winning names in Brooklyn Children's Museum's tarantula-naming competition for its three fuzzy new pets are Miles, Booyoncé, and Barclay.

When museum officials announced the competition in October, they said they wanted submissions to draw inspiration from Brooklyn, famous Brooklynites, neighborhood characters, heroes in science, and kids across the borough delivered.

Miles, a very acrobatic young spider, has been named for Miles Morales, a fictional Brooklyn teen who follows in Peter Parker’s footsteps to become the new Spiderman in the Marvel movie.

Barclay is rocking the name of the Barclays Center, the Brooklyn sports area where the New York Liberty and the Brooklyn Nets play.

And Booyoncé, is, of course, named for Beyoncé, the legendary multi-hyphenate artist.

According to the museum, more than 400 entries were received, including runner-up entries like Brooklyntula and Peter Parker.

“New York City's kids are so clever and creative. We loved reading through their suggestions,” Atiba T. Edwards, Brooklyn Children's Museum's president and CEO, said.

You can meet the newly-christened critters at the museum's new STEM makerspace, Nature’s Engineers, which has a spider-themed hands-on project this month.

Brooklyn Children's Museum is located at 145 Brooklyn Ave.