Evolution fast at work.

GUMBRECHT'S GREEN PIT VIPER, CYANIDE LACED DRAGON MILLIPEDE, HUNTSMAN SPIDER: More than 1000 species discovered in Mekong Delta

The not-so-itsy-bitsy spider
This past week, the World Wildlife Fund announced that more than 1,000 species had been discovered in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region over the past decade. One of the more impressive finds: a spider as big as a dinner plate. According to this very popular article from AFP, the "huntsman spider" is nearly a foot long. We assume it's also a lot scarier than your college roommate's pet tarantula.

(HA HA...what kind of loser keeps tarantulas!)