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Four new tarantula species found in India’s Western Ghats mountains
By Liz Kimbrough A researcher described four new species of tarantulas, including one new genus, from India’s Western Ghats, ...
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New tarantula species in Cuba faces extinction threat
Scientists have discovered a new species of tarantula in Cuba, which is threatened with extinction. This spider is found only ...
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Hairy giant tarantula: The monster among mini tarantulas with 'feather duster' legs
The newly discovered tarantula Trichopelma grande has unusually hairy legs for a ground-dwelling species. It's also much ...
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Tarantula hawks: The most painful wasp sting in the world explained
Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...
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Horseshoe crab and tarantula-derived peptides may provide key to beating drug-resistant melanoma
QUT researchers based at Brisbane's Translational Research Institute (TRI) have modified the peptides from the Brazilian tarantula and the Japanese horseshoe crab and found they can kill samples ...
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Tarantula causes vehicle crash in California's Death Valley
A tarantula seen by park employees in Death Valley on the day of the accident. A foreign tourist traveling in California's Death Valley National Park has been injured in an accident caused by an ...
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Tarantula hawks: The most painful wasp sting in the world explained
Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia - is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...