Natural History Wanderings

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A new study reveals that tarantulas are often on friendly terms with amphibians, reptiles, and even army ants, which are known to feed on spiders. The researchers suggest that the dense hair covering tarantulas may have in fact evolved as a defense mechanism against these predatory ants.

Read more Tarantulas have surprising partnerships with other species and their hairiness may be a defense mechanism | ScienceDaily