A hair's breadth away: New tarantula species and genus honors Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 15:41
in Biology & Nature
With its extraordinary defensive hairs, a Colombian tarantula proved itself as not only a new species, but also a new genus. It is hypothesised that the new spider is the first in its subfamily to use its stinging hairs in direct attack instead of 'kicking' them into the enemy.