Meet the Persian Gold Tarantula: A new species discovery just in time for tarantula appreciation day 2023
Newly described tarantula species Chaetopelma persianum, commonly referred to as the Persian Gold Tarantula. Credit: Kari Kaunisto The Persian Gold Tarantula (Chaetopelma persianum) is a newly described species recently discovered in northwestern Iran. In fact, the “woolly, golden hairs” the scientists observed and examined on a single specimen, were one of the features so unique
Bong Kazmierczak
August 9, 2023