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

Venezuela is on the northern coast of South America, bordered by the Caribbean Sea. Its diverse geography includes the Andes ...

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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Four new tarantula species - with massive genitalia - discovered. Take a look

Residents of the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa are no strangers to tarantulas, but four newly discovered species in the region are changing the way researchers look at this group of spiders.
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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 ...
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The Complete List of Tarantula Species in Argentina

There are over 50 species of tarantula native to Argentina. Learn more about them in our complete list of tarantula species in Argentina ...

18 Massive Spiders From Around the World

When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...
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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, ...