New Electric Blue Tarantula Species Discovered In Thailand

The researchers have named the spider Chilobrachys natanicharum and it was found in a mangrove forest.

An electric blue Tarantula species has been discovered scurrying around the forests of Thailand. The huge creepy crawly was found by a group of Thai researchers during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country. YouTuber JoCho Sippawat was also part of the expedition.

The researchers have named the spider Chilobrachys natanicharum and it was found in a mangrove forest. The study detailing the discovery was published in the research journal ZooKeys on September 18.

"(We found) a new species of tarantula that exhibits a mesmerizing blue-violet hue, reminiscent of electric blue sparks," Narin Chomphuphuang, a researcher at Khon Kaen University's Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, told CNN