A new tarantula species with a curious dark blue hue has been found in southern Thailand. Blue is one of the rarest colors to find in nature, which is why the coloring spotted on the Chilobrachys ...

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A spider researcher and a YouTube star hiked into a mangrove forest in Thailand. Together, they discovered an electrifying new species of tarantula. It sounds like the start of an adventure movie, but ...

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Roses are red. These tarantulas are blue. They can’t see their color, so what does blue do? Among the various tarantula hues, “the blue color is mysteriously widespread, ” says Bor-Kai Hsiung of the ...

A new species of tarantula has been found in Sri Lanka and is only the second species within the Chilobrachys genus to be found in the country in 126 years. The females of the species are what ...

The discovery of the iridescent spider, named Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei, was first reported in the British Tarantula Society Journal. The arachnid was spotted because of its brilliant blue ...

A "mesmerizing" electric blue tarantula species has been discovered in Thailand, according to new research. A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in ...

(CNN) – Researchers are calling the discovery of an electric blue tarantula species in Thailand mesmerizing, according to a study published in the research journal ZooKeys. Researchers found the ...