{"id":33288,"date":"2012-10-31T05:20:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T09:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=33288"},"modified":"2012-10-31T05:20:30","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T09:20:30","slug":"endangered-tarantula-species-discovered-in-brazil-nine-new-colorful-tree-dwelling-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/endangered-tarantula-species-discovered-in-brazil-nine-new-colorful-tree-dwelling-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Endangered Tarantula Species Discovered In Brazil, Nine New Colorful Tree-Dwelling Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nNine new species of endangered<\/a> arboreal tarantulas have just been discovered in Central and Eastern Brazil<\/a>, including four of the smallest arboreal species ever seen, a species that lives in bromeliads, and four new species in a “resurrected” and likely very old genus.<\/p>\n

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Arboreal tarantulas are known to live in only a few tropical places throughout South and Central America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. They typically possess a lighter, thinner body than other tarantulas, making them more agile. And they have longer legs with an increased surface area at the ends, allowing for easier climbing, and climbing on more varied surfaces.<\/p>\n

They are most common in the Amazon, and that’s where the majority of known species live and are common. Some of the species are, currently, very common throughout the jungle, and even in people’s houses.
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