Meet “bambootula.” It was discovered by a YouTuber.
, so it relies on natural forces or animals such as borer beetles and rodents to create openings, Chomphuphuang and colleagues report January 4 in. Once inside, bambootula builds a silk “retreat tube” that keeps the spider secure and helps it move around easily., a popular wildlife YouTuber who discovered it when cutting bamboo in the forest near his home. Chomphuphuang’s team confirmed the spider belonged to a new genus and species based on the size and shape of its reproductive organs.
Cornell University arachnologist Linda Rayor isn’t too surprised by the find. So far, some 49,000 species of spiders are known to science and . Researchers estimate that 1 in every 3 to 5 spider species alive has yet to be found and named. Anyone can find a new spider, she says, including “local people looking and exploring and watching things.”
But “few people realize how much wildlife in Thailand is still undocumented,” Chomphuphuang says. Forests now cover only about one-third of the country. It’s important for scientists to keep looking for new species in such areas, he says, so the animals can be studied — and, where needed, protected.
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