Roses are red. These tarantulas are blue. They can’t see their color, so what does blue do? Among the various tarantula hues, “the blue color is mysteriously widespread, ” says Bor-Kai Hsiung of the ...

Tarantulas: big, hairy, eight-legged, terrifying nightmares to some, adorable pets to others, blue. Wait, blue? Yes. Blue. Although most of the 900 or so species of tarantulas are varying shades of ...

A new tarantula species with a curious dark blue hue has been found in southern Thailand. Blue is one of the rarest colors to find in nature, which is why the coloring spotted on the Chilobrachys ...

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A "mesmerizing" electric blue tarantula species has been discovered in Thailand, according to new research. A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in ...

A spider researcher and a YouTube star hiked into a mangrove forest in Thailand. Together, they discovered an electrifying new species of tarantula. It sounds like the start of an adventure movie, but ...

In plenty of animals, bright hues signify the means to various evolutionary ends. One of New Guinea’s many birds of paradise species uses a unique blue pattern to help attract females during mating ...

The large arachnids have long been thought to be colorblind, but new evidence suggests they can perceive each others’ brilliant coloring. By Joshua Sokol Tarantulas are fuzzy, active in the dark and ...

Maybe you’ve never stuck around long enough to get a close look at a tarantula, but most of them are blue. And according to a new study published in Science Advances this week, that vibrant hue is ...

(CNN) – Researchers are calling the discovery of an electric blue tarantula species in Thailand mesmerizing, according to a study published in the research journal ZooKeys. Researchers found the ...

(CNN) — A “mesmerizing” electric blue tarantula species has been discovered in Thailand, according to new research. A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga ...