By Carinya Sharples
Georgetown, Guyana
28 December 2017
When herpetologist Andrew Snyder's flashlight
landed on something bright blue in the rainforests of Guyana, South America, he
stopped and took a closer look.
It turned out to be a blue tarantula of the
Ischnocolinae subfamily, a species most likely unknown to science.
"It was very exciting to say the
least," says the PhD candidate from the University of Mississippi.
"I had no idea that it would turn out to
be such a stunning tarantula but I'm glad that I went with my instincts to
double check."
Mr Snyder made the discovery during a
biodiversity assessment team survey led by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas
and Global Wildlife Conservation.
In total, the researchers found more than 30
species that are likely to be new to science.
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