The Persian Gold Tarantula (Chaetopelma persianum) is a newly described species recently discovered in northwestern Iran. In fact, the "woolly, golden hairs" the scientists observed and examined on a ...

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Mehdi Gavahyan was wandering Iran’s Zagros Mountains when he snapped a photo of a small spider crawling by. The local naturalist sent the photo to his friend, arachnologist Alireza Zamani. The ...

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Newly described tarantula species Chaetopelma persianum, commonly referred to as the Persian Gold Tarantula. Credit: Kari Kaunisto The Persian Gold Tarantula (Chaetopelma persianum) is a newly ...

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