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Tiny Spider Found Only in Azores Island Lava Tubes Assessed Urgently as ‘Critically Endangered’ [1]

A tiny subterranean spider (scientifically called Turinyphia cavernicola) — found only in three caves on a single island in the Azores, a mid-North Atlantic archipelago owned by Portugal — has been

Publication Date: 
05/09/2016
National Geographic News [2]
Tags:
Biodiversity [3], Insects [4], Endangered Species [5], Portugal [6], Forests [7], Habitat [8]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/national-geographic-news
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/insects
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/portugal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat