New Bamboo Tarantula Disovered

[Papaya]

Just stumbled across this

Man makes history with accidental find of spider species that spins bamboo lair

Wildlife YouTuber JoCho Sippawat made the first discovery of its kind in over a century as he discovered 'a whole new genus' while hacking away at bamboo near his home in Thailand

www.mirror.co.uk

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/youtuber-makes-history-accidentally-finding-26054403

 

[Oursapoil]

Thank you for sharing.

 

[mrsoul1974]

Cool!!!

 

[Papaya]

Researchers Identify First Tarantula That Lives Exclusively In Bamboo

A YouTuber was said to be the first to spot the new species.

www.ibtimes.com

Kinda cool

 

[Papaya]

The tarantula has been named Taksinus bambus, in honor of the Thai king Taksin the Great. "This species is unique because it is associated with bamboo, and we have never observed this tarantula species in any other plant,"

YouTuber on wilderness expedition discovers new species of tarantula in bamboo

theweek.com

 

[CritterKeeper79]

Nope, YouTuber didn’t discover it, it’s already in the hobby for 8 years. Listen to Tom Moran’s new podcast.

 

[CritterKeeper79]

This is the tarantula that’s been recently described but known about and in the hobby for years.

 

[Papaya]

Interesting. Its being reported by many news outlets as a new species. Its even in Smithsonian (but dont get me started on the state of "journalism")

A Wildlife YouTuber Discovered This New Species of Tarantula in Thailand

The bamboo-dwelling spider is so distinct from others that it's been declared a new genus and species

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[CritterKeeper79]

I don’t blame the YouTuber, must have been a slow news day. The news aren’t the best at researching and fact checking their own stories recently. So meh, I guess it’s put some attention on tarantulas and that’s a good thing, I think?

 

[Tarantulafeets]

Nope, YouTuber didn’t discover it, it’s already in the hobby for 8 years. Listen to Tom Moran’s new podcast.

Yup, was previously Ornithoctoninae sp. Mae Hong Son