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From the Rainforest to the Andes: Meet Over 60 Tarantula Species in Ecuador

There are over 60 known tarantula species in Ecuador, with many more suspected. Click here to learn all about tarantulas in Ecuador.
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Climbing, Burrowing, or Camouflaging: How Nearly 50 Tarantula Species Carve Out Survival in Venezuela

Arboreal taranulas in the Avicularia, Amazonias, Psalmopoeus, and Tapinauchenius genera rely on the Andes mountain forests in the northwest or the Amazon rainforests in the south. There are nearly 50 ...
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From the Andes to the Amazon, Colombia Is a Tarantula Diversity Hotspot

There are nearly 60 tarantula species inhabiting the forests and jungles of Colombia. Learn more about these unique species ...
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This Newly Discovered Tarantula is Half the Size of a Paperclip

Although we know of over 1.2 million species of plants and animals, scientists believe there are many more yet to be discovered. One study suggests that we still haven’t identified 86% of species on ...
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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, ...