Terrifying new venomous tarantula that can live for TWENTY YEARS discovered in US zoo
Updated: Apr 26 2021, 21:12 ET
A TERRIFYING new venomous tarantula that can live for 20 years was discovered in a US zoo this year.
The Pine Rockland trapdoor spider, or Ummidia richmond, was first spotted in Zoo Miami in Florida in 2012, but scientists didn t confirm that it was an entirely new species until this year.
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A new type of spider was discovered at Zoo MiamiCredit: Zoo Miami
The shiny, black insects can live for decades hiding in borrows, popping out to subdue prey when it crosses their path. They spend their entire lives in that same burrow, waiting for prey to come past their trapdoor, Zoo Miami conservation chief Frank Ridgley told the Daily Mail.
Actions speak louder than words: PM DIDN’T let bodies pile high… and he DID save lives
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Apr 26 2021, 16:52 ET
BORIS JOHNSON yesterday denied saying bodies could “pile up in their thousands” before he would order a third Covid lockdown.
And he claimed voters are more interested in his “levelling up” policy than tittle-tattle about his fiancée, Carrie, their dog Dilyn, and the cost of Downing Street wallpaper.
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The PM denied saying bodies could pile up in their thousands before he would order a third lockdownCredit: AFP or licensors
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Boris Johnson claimed voters are more interested in his levelling up policy than tittle-tattle about his fiancée, CarrieCredit: AFP
Shy zebra turns its back to the camera as its pals pose a picture
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Apr 26 2021, 19:41 ET
A SHY zebra turns its back to the camera as its pals pose for a picture on an African savanna.
The three females stand head to tail in a bid to swat away troublesome flies in the sun.
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Their impressive black white stripes stood out yesterday at a wildlife conservation area Kenya.
Each of the zebras worked together to knock flies off their faces by flicking their tufted tails.
Safari guide Andrew Campbell, 45, spotted them basking in the 23 degree heat while driving.