Face-sized tarantula: Huge spider discovered in SriLanka

A face-sized tarantula was found in Sri Lanka.
Face-sized tarantula, A new species of spide was found in northern Sri Lanka. Named Poecilotheria rajeai, this face-sized tarantula has a leg span of up to eight inches across. According to an April 3 report by Wired, this species of spider is rare.

Although similar to other spiders found in the area, scientists believe it is different enough to be it's own species. One of the characteristics that makes this face-sized tarantula unique is it's colorful markings. It has a pink abdominal band and daffodil-yello and gray inlays on it's first and fourth legs.
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This is another form of “tiger spiders,” which belongn to the arboreal group. They are native to India and Sri Lanka. Like other tiger spiders, this face-sized tarantula is colorful, fast and venoumous.

The face-sized tarantula was named after a police inspector who helped the scientific team navigate Sri Lanka. The police inspector knew the area well in post-civil war northern Sri Lanka.

A face-sized tarantula was found in Sri Lanka.

Despite the scientific team in Sri Lanka believing this face-sized tarantula is a new species, not all scientists believe that is. Robert Raven, curator of the Queensland Museum in Australia, isn't convinced that the face-sized spider is a new species.

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