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Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large tarantula, 10cm legtip to legtip, common in the pet trade, may live more than 20 years

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I was shocked to see this large tarantula on the trunk of a tree as I hiked Nahuelbuta national park. It was more something I'd expect to see in the Amazon, not in a temperate forest.

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Chilean rose tarantula

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