Ecuador is located on South America’s west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the equator. Geographically, the country is ...
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From pink toes to trapdoors: What sets Caribbean tarantulas apart from their South American cousins
There are over 700 islands in the Caribbean Sea, formed by volcanic activity and tectonic shifts. Many diverse ecological ...
Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus. A new study, "A hairy giant among dwarves," published this month in the Journal ...
Four new species of burrowing tarantula with abnormally long genitalia have been found on the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. Zamani A, von Wirth V, Fabiánek P, Höfling J, Just P, Korba J, ...
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'It seems that size really does matter': Males of 4 never-before-seen tarantula species have record-long genitalia
The males of four newfound tarantula species have extremely long genitalia so that they can keep their distance from aggressive females during mating, researchers say.
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