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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 ...
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Climbing, Burrowing, or Camouflaging: How Nearly 50 Tarantula Species Carve Out Survival in Venezuela

Venezuelan tarantulas have adapted to fill many different ecological niches. Learn more about the nearly 50 spiders native to ...
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Four new tarantula species — with massive genitalia — discovered. Take a look

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, ...