Last week, sharks, this week spiders.
A new Brazilian tarantula, in fact.
Tarantula type spiders generally instil fear in most people because of their size. They appear closer to movie horrors than household spiders.
The Typhochlaena costae is no different, except that in the words of a Brazilian spider scientist, “sheer beauty” and “it’s drop dead gorgeous!”
The ‘spectacular’ colouration of Typhochlaena costae. Photograph: Rogério Bertani
The species is from the northern Brazilian states of Tocantins, Maranhão and Piauí. Almost nothing is known of its natural history.
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