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"This species was previously found on the commercial tarantula market..." Oupsie.

• tpmx 3y ago
  Most of the google search results for Chilobrachys sp. Electric Blue Tarantula are online stores. Some of them claim to have live specimens in stock. The going price in the UK appears to be about 15-20 GBP.
• SamoyedFurFluff 3y ago
  I don’t think this is unusual. Hobby collectors can often have collective knowledge that rivals researchers. This is especially true for less popular/well funded species like insects, fish, etc .
  • zokier 3y ago
    In case of tarantulas, there is active black/grey market trading and smuggling them, so that probably explains why white-hat scientists have hard time following. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/science/spiders-tarantulas-arachnids-trade.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/science/spiders-tarantula...
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