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Macracantha arcuata, aka the horned orb-weaver spider or the wishbone spider, have a pair of intimidating long horns growing out of their abdomen.

Thailand’s Indigenous Peoples fight for ‘land of our heart’ (commentary) Thailand’s legal frameworks for biodiversity conservation and international climate commitments omit the important role that its Indigenous Peoples play as stewards of the environment. A militarized conservation approach has seen Indigenous communities evicted from their ancestral lands, prosecuted for enacting traditional practices, and even assaulted and killed. At the heart of the problem is lack of legal recognition of Indigenous groups, and therefore a refusal to grant them tenure rights. This article is a c...