The Mygalomorphae includes tarantulas, trapdoor, funnel-web, purse-web and sheet-web
spiders, species known for poor dispersal abilities. Here, we attempted to compile all the …

Tarantulas in the North American genus Aphonopelma are poorly known due to their
challenging patterns of morphological variation and questionable taxonomy; few specimens …

Background CITES is an international agreement between governments to ensure that
international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival …

The tarantula genus Brachypelma includes colourful species that are highly sought after in
the commercial pet trade. They are all included in CITES appendix II. We present …

Integrative taxonomy is relevant for the discovery and delimitation of cryptic species by
incorporating different sources of evidence to construct rigorous species hypotheses. The …

Theraphosids interact with numerous species from invertebrates to humans. Their diet
predominantly consists of insects, spiders, and worms; however, their prey cover a wide …

As a general rule, spiders exhibit sexual dimorphism and their populations may differ in size
according to season duration and resource availability. However, few studies have focused …

Behavioural adaptation helps animals to maximize their ability to obtain food and to avoid
being eaten, increasing fitness. To achieve this, they must assess predation risk and …

La dispersión de arañas juveniles ha sido bien documentada en araneomorfas, pero es
escasamente conocida en migalomorfas. En este trabajo registramos por primera vez la …

Aphonopelma hentzi is the most widespread and abundant tarantula species in the United
States. While a distinct mating season is observed, it has not been well studied and the …