News Forum - Spider senses tarantula tingling: Arachnologists spin a web of discovery in Thailand

[Thaiger]

If you go down in the Thailand woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise, but it’s almost guaranteed there’ll be no Teddy Bears’ picnic, as arachnologists found while discovering a new species of tarantula. Arachnologists discovered the new species of tarantula deep in a mangrove forest in Phang Nga province, on the southwestern coast … …

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[Karolyn]

Chilobrachys is the genus of the so called Asian blue tarantulas, not to be confused with the more popular cobalt blue, Cyriopagopus lividus. They do however have a similar reputation, as fast with painful bites.

[Thaidup]

Such a big wild wonderful world we have the privilege to live in, More species found and will be found again and again and again.