Typhochlaena is a genus of small, brightly coloured tarantulas that live only in Brazil. The World Spider Catalog accepts six …
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A close photograph shows Typhochlaena costae beside silk and bark, but it does not record a building sequence. Here is what later natural-history work supports about the species’ arboreal retreat.
Typhochlaena costae is a Brazilian tarantula described in 2012. Its diagnostic red abdominal spots and unusual arboreal retreats are documented in taxonomic and natural-history literature.
A short portrait series and video of a captive-bred Typhochlaena costae photographed at a European breeder’s facility, with links to the sourced species and retreat articles.