CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Researchers have sighted critically endangered species of tarantula- Peacock Parachute Spider for first time beyond its known habitat in the Eastern Ghats. Its known habitat is in degraded forests near Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The spider belonging to the Genus Poecilotheria, commonly known as the Peacock Parachute Spider or Gooty Tarantula was spotted in the Pakkamalai Reserve Forests in Villupuram District,Tamil Nadu. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has categorised it as Critically Endangered.

Detailed explanation-3: -The peacock tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) is known only from a small forest reserve in Andhra Pradesh, India. Like others in the genus, they make funnel webs inside deep crevices of old growth trees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Peacock tarantula is an Old World species of tarantula. The species’ natural habitat is the deciduous forest in Andhra Pradesh.