This true blue beauty is a gooty sapphire tarantula at the Dallas Zoo. Native to the forests of Gooty, a small town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, these spiders' bright coloring comes from ...

Some of Earth’s rarest animals are so elusive they feel more like folklore than flesh and bone. We often think of endangered ...

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This is a critically endangered gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula and its reflection. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...