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Lynx-lynx · 06-20-2015, 08:57 PM

A floodplain in the Northern Territory (Aus) could have the highest concentration of tarantulas in the world - an estimated 25,000 (

) diving tarantulas live along a 10 kilometre stretch of floodplain largely hidden from outsiders and deep within lands controlled by traditional Aboriginal owners.

'The head of Queensland Museum's arachnological division, Dr Robert Raven, who has named more than 400 spiders in his 40-year career, believes the sheer number of tarantulas creates special opportunities for researchers seeking to unlock the spider's secrets..... [they] offer rare medicinal and economic opportunities ....'

All they need is for someone to volunteer to conduct the study. Volunteers anyone?

Aus Broadcasting Corp: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-2...ntulas/6560978

06-20-2015, 08:57 PM	#1
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Don't read if you have arachnophobia A floodplain in the Northern Territory (Aus) could have the highest concentration of tarantulas in the world - an estimated 25,000 ( ) diving tarantulas live along a 10 kilometre stretch of floodplain largely hidden from outsiders and deep within lands controlled by traditional Aboriginal owners. 'The head of Queensland Museum's arachnological division, Dr Robert Raven, who has named more than 400 spiders in his 40-year career, believes the sheer number of tarantulas creates special opportunities for researchers seeking to unlock the spider's secrets..... [they] offer rare medicinal and economic opportunities ....' All they need is for someone to volunteer to conduct the study. Volunteers anyone? Aus Broadcasting Corp: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-2...ntulas/6560978 Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 06-20-2015 at 09:01 PM.