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, ...

A new species of tarantula, described as being the size of a human face, has been discovered in northern Sri Lanka. The spider, boasting legs which span 8 inches (20cm), has been named Poecilotheria ...