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Tarantulas use 'spidey sense' to remember where to hunt

Several cases of "spatial orientation" were recorded among the spiders living in both trees and in underground burrows. The ...
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‘Giant’ tree-dwelling tarantula discovered in Brazil rainforest is a new species

Seven new tree-dwelling tarantula species have been identified in southeastern Brazil, including three from heavily deforested regions, according to a study. Getty Images/iStockphoto In southeastern ...

Can Tarantulas Remember Their Way Home? Scientists Say They Might

Tarantulas may have the reasoning to recall how to navigate places they’ve already been, a new study published in Ecology and ...
The State

Tarantula found wandering in house looking for ‘females or food’ is new species

The new species was discovered in the Chapada Diamantina region in Brazil’s state of Bahia. Photo by Matheus Seiji Goto via Unsplash Five elusive species of “tiny” tree-dwelling tarantulas, found only ...
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Study finds tarantulas use memory to hunt prey

A new study reveals that tarantulas can remember and reuse information about prey locations, showing advanced spatial orientation and adaptive hunting strategies. Researchers observed both ...
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‘Giant’ tree-dwelling tarantula discovered in Brazil rainforest is a new species

In southeastern Brazil, researchers set out to look for tarantula species with a rare and “striking” characteristic. Tarantulas, belonging to the Theraphosidae family, are among the largest spiders on ...