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Blue jays, poison dart frogs and peacocks are all distinctive for their vibrant blue color. Spiders, however, are not usually associated with the color blue. It turns out that many tarantulas are blue ...

One dark night in the Guyana rainforest, herpetologist Andrew Snyder serendipitously shined his flashlight on "a small glint of brilliant, cobalt blue" sticking out of a rotting stump. At first, ...

Sri Lanka is home to a new species of tarantula—and its females are fuzzy, turquoise-tinged, and big enough to comfortably hug a donut. Scientists found the arachnids within an isolated patch of ...

The still-unnamed spider was accidentally found in Guyana. The still-unnamed spider was accidentally found in Guyana. Photo Courtesy of Andrew Snyder On an expedition to Guyana, scientists were ...

A brilliant-blue tarantula may give many people the heebie-jeebies, but for a group of scientists, the arachnid was the inspiration for a new hue that could transform digital screens. The new pigment ...