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9 New Tree-Loving and Endangered Tarantula Species Discovered in Brazil
November 1st, 2012 |
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Nine new species of colorful, arboreal tarantulas have been discovered in central and eastern Brazil, an area where only seven tarantula species had previously been known. All nine of the newly described species are threatened by habitat loss and potentially by overzealous spider collectors. As described this week in the open-access journal ZooKeys, the newly [...]
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