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Collecting and studying tarantulas in Far North Queensland

Written by: Dr Robert Raven, Head, Terrestrial Environments

In September I travelled with a team of scientists to Cape York to search for and collect Thick-legged Eastern Coastal Tarantulas, more commonly known as Whistling Tarantulas.

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