Nine colorful and endangered tree-dwelling tarantulas discovered in Brazil
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
A Brazilian arachnologist described nine new species of arboreal tarantulas endemic to Central and Eastern Brazil. Four of these colorful species are among the smallest arboreal tarantulas ever recorded and can be considered relicts. Two other new species live inside bromeliads, one of which in the top of table mountains. The species were discovered out of the Amazon region, where arboreal tarantulas are better known.