A pitohuis is a type of poisonous songbird. And researchers think they might be at risk from the pet trade.
The Western Ghats are a mountain system in western India. They are a biodiversity hotspot, meaning that they are home to many endemic species found nowhere else on Earth. Researcher Zeeshran Mirza found and described four new species of tarantulas from the Western Ghats. “Most people in India are…
Spiders are being illegally collected from the wild and traded online. This is a problem for their conservation.