{"id":130123,"date":"2024-11-26T02:54:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130123"},"modified":"2024-11-26T02:54:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:54:55","slug":"new-monster-tarantula-species-is-hairy-giant-among-dwarves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130123","title":{"rendered":"New monster tarantula species is &#8216;hairy giant among dwarves&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FILE VIDEO: Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor at Rice University Dan Preston discusses the creation of \u2018necrobots\u2019 on FOX Weather Wild.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/strong-earthquakes-cuba-tsunami-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cuba<\/a> that is bigger and hairier than other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/joro-invasive-giant-spider-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-tennessee-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiders<\/a> in its genus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A new study, &#8220;A hairy giant among dwarves,&#8221; published this month in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00222933.2024.2401921?src=exp-la#abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Journal of Natural History<\/a>, identifies a new species of tarantula: Trichopelma grande.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/tarantula-plane-wildlife-trafficking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MAN CAUGHT IN AIRPORT WITH HUNDREDS OF TARANTULAS STRAPPED TO HIS BODY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Greater Antillean islands, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, are &#8220;natural laboratories of biogeography evolution,&#8221; the study authors say. With highly diversified organisms in this region, scientists say some species, including tarantulas, have developed &#8220;unique adaptations. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The new species was discovered in Vi\u00f1ales <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/national-parks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park<\/a>, a biodiversity hotspot in western Cuba.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tarantula<\/a> is the largest known spider of the Trichopelma species. According to the study, what distinguishes this newly discovered species is its very long hairy legs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-11-25-at-1.57.17-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-11-25-at-1.57.17-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-11-25-at-1.57.17-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-11-25-at-1.57.17-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-25-at-1.57.17-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-11-25-at-1.57.17-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-11-25-at-1.57.17-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The tarantula species: Trichopelma grande.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The tarantula species: Trichopelma grande.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (David Ortiz)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Uniquely hairy features of the Trichopelma grande, include long legs that appear feathered or &#8220;duster-like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/joro-spider-northeast-pest-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EAST COAST BRACES FOR INVASION OF PALM-SIZED VENOMOUS SPIDERS CAPABLE OF FLYING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The scientists ran DNA testing on spider samples and checked measurements through the World Spider Trait database to confirm their discovery was a unique tarantula species. Researchers compared measurements and said the carapace, or hard front body, is larger than other spiders within the Trichopelma family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the study, the first four species of the tarantula were all found within 20 km (12 miles) of each other, suggesting they might live in a small area of the park and be a conservation priority.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/tarantula-spider-hairy-giant-new\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE VIDEO: Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor at Rice University Dan Preston discusses the creation of \u2018necrobots\u2019 on FOX Weather Wild.\u00a0 Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130123\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}