Study: Online trade in arachnids threatens some species with extinction

Mongabay
Mar 1, 2023, 11:24 am121 pts
When John Midgley dug a golden brown tarantula out of its burrow in the remote woodlands of southeastern Angola, he felt he had found “one of the most astonishing animals ever.” Examining the spider by headlamp in his camp, the South African entomologist marveled at the horn on its back, longer than any…

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