Brazilian jewel, black, salmon pink, white knee and red and white are hobby names, and each points at one species …
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Hapalotremus is a genus of tarantulas from the high Andes with 15 species: ten recorded from Peru, three from Bolivia …
Antikuna is a genus of seven tarantula species, all recorded from Peru. I described it in 2021 with Kaderka, Ferretti, …
Cyriocosmus leetzi is a dwarf tarantula from Colombia, described by Fabian Vol in 1999 as the first Cyriocosmus known from …
Thrixopelma cyaneolum, the cobalt red rump tarantula from Peru, is now called Ewok cyaneolus. A paper published on 14 November …
Tarantulas in Peru live from the lowland jungle to high Andean slopes. The altitude record for the whole family has …
The rose hair tarantula is a real spider with a messy hobby history. Chile footage and current taxonomy show where the useful certainty ends.
The biggest-spider question needs a measurement before it needs a winner. This evidence-led page explains why a Goliath birdeater answer needs taxonomy, a defined comparison, and honest labels for field footage.
The original record places this Ecuadorian tarantula in Theraphosinae but does not identify a genus or species. This revision keeps that limit visible and avoids applying one habitat or care profile to an entire subfamily.
This captive-bred tarantula came to us as an unidentified animal from Ecuador. Its genus and species have not been established, so this page records what we know without turning a tentative idea into a taxonomic claim.