Captain VXR
12th January 2010, 21:35
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With a lanky legspan of up to nearly a half foot, a newly discovered spider species is the largest among its family of arachnids in the Middle East.
The spider, now dubbed Cerbalus aravensis, was discovered in the dunes of the Sands of Samar in the southern Arava region in Israel by a team of biologists from the University of Haifa-Oranim. The scientists say C. aravensis is nocturnal and mostly active during the hottest months of the year.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/news-spider-species-100111.html
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If I ever go to Israel, I am certainly avoiding the Sands of Samar http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/smilies/ats2500_new_shocked.gif
With a lanky legspan of up to nearly a half foot, a newly discovered spider species is the largest among its family of arachnids in the Middle East.
The spider, now dubbed Cerbalus aravensis, was discovered in the dunes of the Sands of Samar in the southern Arava region in Israel by a team of biologists from the University of Haifa-Oranim. The scientists say C. aravensis is nocturnal and mostly active during the hottest months of the year.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/news-spider-species-100111.html
http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=animals&c=news&l=on&pic=spider-species-100111-02.jpg&cap=A+new+spider+species+discovered+in+the+Middle+ East+is+the+largest+of+its+type%2C+but+its+habitat +is+endangered.+Credit%3A+Yael+Olek%2C+University+ of+Haifa&title=
If I ever go to Israel, I am certainly avoiding the Sands of Samar http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/smilies/ats2500_new_shocked.gif