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    Natural History Theraphosidae

    Brazilian Tarantulas: Salmon Pink, Black and Jewel Names

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    An adult male Typhochlaena seladonia with blue legs, pink hairs and raised black palps at the opening of a cork hollow

    Brazilian jewel, black, salmon pink, white knee and red and white are hobby names, and each points at one species …

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    arboreal Natural History

    Arboreal Tarantulas: Species and Genera That Live in Trees

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    An adult Psalmopoeus emeraldus climbing a pale tree trunk in Colombia, with silk strands and a patch of mud on the bark

    Arboreal tarantulas are the ones that live above the ground, on tree trunks, in bark holes and in silk tubes …

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    Natural History Theraphosidae

    Types of Tarantulas: Groups, Subfamilies and How They Live

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    An adult Aphonopelma seemanni seen from above on bare reddish soil, with pale stripes on its legs

    Tarantulas are sorted three ways: by continent (New World or Old World), by how they live (in a burrow, on …

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    Natural History Theraphosidae

    Baboon Spiders: Which African Tarantulas Carry the Name

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    A young horned baboon tarantula (Ceratogyrus) standing on dry ground among straw and dead leaves in Namibia

    A baboon spider is a tarantula from Africa. The name belongs to the family Theraphosidae and is used most for …

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    Natural History Science

    Tarantula Eyes: How Many, How They See and How They Hear

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    Top view of a Brachypelma smithi on grey rock beside a rotting log, black carapace with a pale rim, orange leg segments and a striped abdomen

    Most tarantulas have eight small eyes, bunched on a raised patch at the front of the carapace.12 What comes up …

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    Centipedes Natural History

    Scolopendra gigantea: The Amazonian Giant Centipede

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    Red-brown centipede segments with long pale yellow legs on dark substrate, the animal sold as a female Scolopendra gigantea

    Scolopendra gigantea is the giant centipede of northern South America, also called the Amazonian giant centipede or the Peruvian giant …

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    fossorial Natural History Theraphosidae

    Coremiocnemis hoggi: Malaysian Purple Femur Tarantula

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    Coremiocnemis hoggi coming out of its silk-collared burrow on a moss-covered slope in Peninsular Malaysia, with a green leaf beside the entrance

    Coremiocnemis hoggi, the Malaysian purple femur tarantula, is a burrowing tarantula from the highlands of Peninsular Malaysia. Rick West and …

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    Natural History Science Theraphosidae

    Are Tarantulas Spiders? Legs, Fangs and What Sets Them Apart

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    Adult female Brachypelma smithi seen from the front on a clay bank in Guerrero, Mexico, with the carapace in the middle and the legs spread around it

    Yes. A tarantula is a spider: it has eight legs, two body parts, a pair of pedipalps, silk glands and …

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    Natural History Science terrestrial Theraphosinae

    Davus pentaloris and Other Davus Tarantulas of Central America

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    Adult male Davus sp. on dry leaf litter at night, orange carapace and blue-green legs, Pacific coast of Mexico

    Davus is a genus of small tarantulas, the tiger rump tarantulas, with four accepted species from Mexico to Panama: D. …

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    Natural History Science Theraphosidae

    Are Tarantulas Endangered? What Trade Rules and Wild Populations Show

    By Martin on Friday, October 2, 2026
    Brachypelma baumgarteni, a black tarantula with orange knee segments, climbing a split log in the field in Michoacan, Mexico

    Some are, but very few tarantulas have ever been assessed. As of October 2026 the US Fish and Wildlife Service …

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    • An adult male Typhochlaena seladonia with blue legs, pink hairs and raised black palps at the opening of a cork hollow
      Brazilian Tarantulas: Salmon Pink, Black and Jewel Names
    • An adult Psalmopoeus emeraldus climbing a pale tree trunk in Colombia, with silk strands and a patch of mud on the bark
      Arboreal Tarantulas: Species and Genera That Live in Trees
    • An adult Aphonopelma seemanni seen from above on bare reddish soil, with pale stripes on its legs
      Types of Tarantulas: Groups, Subfamilies and How They Live
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    Self-taught Arachno Enthusiast with a passion to learn more about tarantulas and share gathered information with the world!

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