The first record of Telemidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Korea

[BoyFromLA]

The first record of Telemidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Korea, with a description of new species of the genus Telema Simon, 1882

In this study, we report the first record of the family Telemidae Fage, 1913 from Korea, with the description of a new species of the genus Telema Sim…

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[SpookySpooder]

Cool.

They found similar spiders in the caves of Vietnam this year too. Except the ones in the caves are completely blind, with almost all of their eyes becoming vestigial. They had adapted to life without light and had specialized front legs with much longer sensory hairs than normal.