New-to-science tarantula that lives inside bamboo found by YouTuber

By Jake Buehler

Taksinus bambus – a tarantula that lives inside bamboo

JoCho Sippawat

Tarantulas make their homes everywhere from dusty desert burrows to a rainforest canopy. Now, researchers have discovered a tarantula new to science that dwells entirely within the hollow stems of bamboo, a first for this group of colossal, woolly spiders.

JoCho Sippawat – a wildlife YouTuber from Thailand – first encountered the spiders while visiting a jungle in Tak province, in the northwest of the country, noticing a brown tarantula with narrow, light bands on the legs dropping from a hollow bamboo stem …

Existing subscribers, please log in with your email address to link your account access.

Paid quarterly

Inclusive of applicable taxes (VAT)