New Publication: Hybridisation in the Tarantula Hobby

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  New Publication: Hybridisation in the Tarantula Hobby I am pleased to share the publication of my latest paper, “Hybridisation in the Tarantula Hobby: Ethical Boundaries and Biological Consequences,” in the Journal of the British Tarantula Society , Volume 41, No. 1, September 2026. The paper addresses an issue that deserves serious consideration within the tarantula community: hybridisation and its potential long-term effects on the integrity of captive lineages. More Than a Breeding Decision The tarantula hobby has changed considerably over the past several decades. What was once a relatively small community has grown into an international network of keepers, breeders, vendors, researchers, and societies. Captive breeding has contributed enormously to that growth, improving husbandry knowledge and increasing the availability of captive-bred animals. With that success comes responsibility for the lineages we maintain. Hybridisation may seem like an isolated breeding experiment,...

Revision of the velvet spiders (Araneae, Eresidae) with a new record from South Korea

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Abstract

Background

The genus Eresus Walckenaer, 1805, commonly known as the ladybird spiders, comprises 30 species primarily distributed in the Palaearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental Regions as well as South America, with only one species, E. kollari Rossi, 1846, recorded from South Korea.

New information

New taxonomic and distribution data on the genus Eresus Walckenaer, 1805, are provided. A newly-recorded species, E. granosus Simon, 1895, is described along with E. kollari Rossi, 1846 with a detailed description, illustrations and ecological photographs from South Korea.

Lee SY, Jang CM, Yoo JS, Jo Y-S, Kim ST (2025) Revision of the velvet spiders (Araneae, Eresidae) with a new record from South Korea. Biodiversity Data Journal 13: e165869. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e165869