Recommended Reading: Tarantulas Through a Different Lens

  Recommended Reading: Tarantulas Through a Different Lens I recently had the opportunity to read an excellent article by Cesar Medina Davila , conservation biologist, science communicator, and founder of Wildlife Nomads , titled “Tarantulas: 12 Facts That Change How You See Them.” For those who follow Arácnido Taxonomy, the subject matter will certainly be familiar. What I particularly appreciate about Cesar’s article, however, is its accessibility. Tarantulas are remarkably diverse animals, yet much of the general public’s understanding of them remains shaped by fear, exaggerated portrayals, and the tendency to treat more than a thousand species as though they were essentially the same animal. Cesar approaches the subject from a different direction. Drawing in part from his own experience working with tarantulas, he introduces readers to the biology behind these animals and, perhaps more importantly, challenges some of the assumptions that have followed them for generations. More...

Note on the morphology of Cymbiapophysa marimbai (Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018) (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

 


Note on the morphology of Cymbiapophysa marimbai (Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018) (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Abstract

Direct examination of the holotype of Cymbiapophysa marimbai (Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018) by the author confirms the presence of a cymbial apophysis, a character overlooked in the original description of this species.

Peñaherrera-R., P. (2025b). Note on the morphology of Cymbiapophysa marimbai (Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2018) (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 46: 133-134. [publ. end of July]