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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,...

The genus Nebo Simon, 1878 (Scorpiones: Diplocentridae) in Oman

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Recluse spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae): contesting myths on distribution, bite behavior, and medical risk in Florida

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The diversity and distribution of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Campus, Nanded, Maharashtra, India

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Update on the composition and distribution of the scorpion fauna of the Oriental region of Morocco (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Scorpionidae)

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A new species of Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Ganjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, southern China

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Hiding in plain sight: Microhabitat selection by the trunk-dwelling spider Ypypuera crucifera (Araneae, Hersiliidae), with notes on its natural history

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Unveiling the diversity of Eutichurus Simon, 1897 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) in Colombia: new species, records and comments on their distribution

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

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TAXONOMY, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACTINOPUS PERTY, 1833 (ARANEAE: ACTINOPODIDAE) IN CENTRAL ARGENTINA

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The male of the orb-weaving spider Socca australis (Araneae, Araneidae) and new distribution records in the genus

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New distributional data for the endemic Peruvian spider Andethele huanca Coyle, 1995, with notes on morphology and biogeography (Araneae: Ischnothelidae)

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Distribution mapping of deadly scorpions in Iran

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Taxonomic and distributional notes on four recently described Stenaelurillus species from India (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Species Composition and Spatial Distribution of Medically Important Scorpions in the Northern Part of Kerman Province, Iran

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Geographic distribution of the scorpion fauna in the central Moroccan region of Souss-Massa with potential implications for public health

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Geographical Distribution of Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Southern Regions of Kerman Province, Iran

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