Tamara Mkheidze facts for kids

Tamara Mkheidze was a famous scientist from Georgia. She was an arachnologist, which means she studied spiders and other creatures like them. She was born on December 22, 1915, in Kutaisi and passed away on April 11, 2007, in Tbilisi.

Early Life and Education

Tamara Mkheidze grew up in a city called Kutaisi in Georgia. She loved animals and decided to study zoology. Zoology is the science of animals. She went to Tbilisi State University to learn more.

After finishing her studies, she became a teacher there. She taught at the university until 1990. Even after that, she continued her work as a spider scientist. She was married to Lavrosi Kutubidze. He was also a scientist who studied lakes and rivers.

Her Amazing Discoveries

Tamara Mkheidze was very special. She was the first arachnologist from the Caucasus region. This area includes Georgia and other nearby countries.

Her main work was studying the spiders and similar creatures found in her home country, Georgia. She wrote more than thirty scientific papers. In these papers, she described over forty new species. These new species included different kinds of spiders and harvestmen. Harvestmen are often called "daddy longlegs."