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euronews.com
Almost 90% of insects and arachnids lack conservation status in the US, a new study reveals.
Afraid of spiders? Why a world without them is scarier
Almost 90% of insects and arachnids lack conservation status in the US, a new study reveals.
l.euronews.com
March 3, 2026 at 4:26 AM
entsocamerica.bsky.social
Most U.S. insects and arachnids remain unassessed for conservation risk, and even many known at-risk species lack legal protection. A study quantifying this lag in arthropod conservation reveals a major blind spot in efforts to save vulnerable wildlife.
Arthropods Lag Far Behind Other Animals in Conservation Assessment and Protection, Study Shows
Most U.S. insects and arachnids remain unassessed for conservation risk, and even many known at-risk species lack legal protection—a major blind spot in efforts to save vulnerable wildlife.
entomologytoday.org
September 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New spider from #china just caught us:

Aculithus languan

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D8C1A8E3-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#BiodiversityDataJournal #AculithusLanguan

#FAIRdata
#science#biology #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arachnology #arachnids #spider
April 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New spider from #ecuador just caught us:

Chrysometa chuchaqui

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03BE8798-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #ChrysometaChuchaqui

#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider
June 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New #spider from #china just snuck in:

Raveniola zhangzongxuni

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B2797F30-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#BDJournal #RaveniolaZhangzongxuni

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fauna #arachnology #arachnids
Raveniola zhangzongxuni, living specimen, male.
October 2, 2026 at 6:19 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies
New tarantula from #brazil just crept in:

Typhochlaena chapadensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03D88853-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #TyphochlaenaChapadensis

#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #arachnology #spider #arachnids #tarantula
August 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
entsocamerica.bsky.social
One telling data point from the study: Only 2.5% of at-risk insects and arachnids have nationwide protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, compared to 27.7% of at-risk birds.
Arthropods Lag Far Behind Other Animals in Conservation Assessment and Protection, Study Shows
Most U.S. insects and arachnids remain unassessed for conservation risk, and even many known at-risk species lack legal protection—a major blind spot in efforts to save vulnerable wildlife.
entomologytoday.org
September 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
oliver48.bsky.social
"Spiders are ‘fundamental’ for planetary health – so why are they forgotten in conservation efforts?"
www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/s...
Afraid of spiders? Why a world without them is scarier
Almost 90% of insects and arachnids lack conservation status in the US, a new study reveals.
www.euronews.com
March 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New jumping spider from #china jumped in:

Zabka dianmian

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/380287A8-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #ZabkaDianmian

#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arachnology #arachnids #spider #jumpingspider #jumper
March 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New pseudoscorpion from #china just pinched us:

Tyrannochthonius rudongyanensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D2880C01-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#SubterraneanBiology #TyrannochthoniusRudongyanensis

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#biodiversity #conservation#arachnids #pseudoscorpions
April 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New jumping spider from #china just jumped in:

Kelawakaju nezha

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03B53913-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #KelawakajuNezha

#FAIRdata
#OA #openaccess #taxonomy #ecology #nature #conservation #arachnology #arachnids #spider #jumper
June 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
emericanjezebel.bsky.social
Like if I could fundraise and educate around the care and conservation of arachnids and invertebrates? My dream.

If I could make a living doing that???? Perfection.
May 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New jumping spider from #india just jumped in:

Spartaeus karigiri

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03D387C2-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #SpartaeusKarigiri

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #arachnology #arachnids #spider #jumper
June 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New trapdoor spider from #china just trapped us:

Latouchia yaoi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/51128E69-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#BioDataJournal #LatouchiaYaoi

#FAIRdata
#biology #nature #biodiversity #conservation #wildlife #arachnology #arachnids #spiders
January 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
phototjv.bsky.social
Fen Raft Spider

(@londonzoo.bsky.social, London November 2025)

#photography #macrophotography #animalphotgraphy #zoophotography #zoo #animals #vulnerablespecies #conservation #invertebrates #arachnids #spiders #FenRaftSpider #GreatRaftSpider #ZSL #LondonZoo #London
December 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies
New scorpion from #thailand just stung us:

Scorpiops doiphukha

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/CFE9A601-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #ScorpiopsDoiphukha

#FAIRdata
#openaccess #taxonomy #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arachnology #arachnids #scorpion
June 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New wolf-spiders from #thailand just howled:

Hippasosa thailandica

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/6D5B08AF-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #HippasosaThailandica

#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #arachnology #arachnids #spider
February 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New #spider from #southkorea just crept in:

Philodromus uljin

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B8E7AE26-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#BiodiversityDataJournal #PhilodromusUljin

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #animals #arachnology #arachnids
Philodromus uljin, male, live habitus.
February 27, 2026 at 1:10 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New #tarantula from #colombia just crept in:

Aenigmarachne colombiana

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/501FC322-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #AenigmarachneColombiana

#FAIRdata
#OA #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #arachnology #spiders #arachnids
Aenigmarachne colombiana, paratype, female.
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New spider from #china just caught us:

Mimetus lanmeiae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/F4EEF566-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #MimetusLanmeiae

#FAIRdata
#biology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #arachnology #arachnids #spider
May 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New spider from #india just caught our attention:

Indothele amboli

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087A3-...
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt....
#ejtaxonomy #IndotheleAmboli

#FAIRdata
#biology #taxonomy #ecology #nature #wildlife #conservation #arachnology #arachnids #spider
March 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New cribellated spider from #colombia just climbed in:

Retiro sabatoi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/CC299D3B-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #RetiroSabatoi

#FAIRdata
#OA #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #invertebrates #arachnology #spider #arachnids
General habitus of Retiro sabatoi.
September 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
emericanjezebel.bsky.social
My dream is to be able to own a home with a dedicated space for keeping and caring for arachnids/invertebrates, and using that space for recording and streaming

I would teach on arachnology, invert husbandry, national and international conservation laws, and how zoology is impacted by colonialism
May 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
moistmacro.bsky.social
A bit of spoof action on one of our Butterfly Conservation sites near Fenny Compton
#Invertebrates #Spiders #Arachnids #Spoods #Insects
A photo of a small jumping spider. A dark colour over most of its body with some golden coloured hairs on its legs and above its eyes A photo of a small jumping spider. A dark colour over most of its body with some golden coloured hairs on its legs and above its eyes as well as across its back and under the head
April 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
plazi-species.bsky.social
#NewSpecies!
New pseudoscorpion from #china just pinched us:

Stenohya fortuna

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/5D2E87EE-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #StenohyaFortuna

#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #arachnology #arachnids #pseudoscorpions
Stenohya fortuna, female live habitus (in situ).
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM