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Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus ... Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, are "natural laboratories of ...

notably Jamaica. Lynx spiders are well-adapted hunters. Eschewing the use of webs to capture their prey, they instead employ a feline-like hunting technique, leaping upon unsuspecting victims.