Psalmopoeus emeraldus Pocock, 1903 is an arboreal tarantula from Colombia whose name rests on a single dried museum specimen. The …
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Xenesthis immanis (Ausserer, 1875) is a giant Colombian and Venezuelan tarantula and one of five accepted species in the genus …
Cyriocosmus leetzi is a dwarf tarantula from Colombia, described by Fabian Vol in 1999 as the first Cyriocosmus known from …
Pamphobeteus ornatus Pocock, 1903 is a large burrowing tarantula from Colombia, called the Colombian pinkbloom in the hobby and in …
Blue-toned Xenesthis at deep retreat entrances in Colombia, withdrawing underground when our torchlight reached them.
Field encounters with Megaphobema robustum in Colombia, from roadside retreats to its unusual hind-leg defence.
Reto’s 2014 photograph led us back to Colombia in 2019, where several yellow-and-blue tarantulas were found at burrow entrances.
A 2018 encounter with Aguapanela arvi in mossy Colombian forest, followed by new 2026 research on its broader distribution and natural history.