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Tarantula

Lasiodora sp.

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Description:

Known as tarantulas, popular name which originated from an Italian legend that people who were bitten by these spiders would have to dance music, the "tarantella" to survive the poison.

Habitat:

This genus occurs in Central America and South America.
Rainforests to arid.

Notes:

This specimen from the "Parque Zoológico de São Paulo"

Reference Links:

Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LeonardoMB
Wow! I also had one... Called "Lucifer". She ended up being donated to a laboratory...
alicelongmartin
Cool! I had a neighbor in New Jersey that kept a couple. He would soak a piece of cotton with water for them to drink.

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PublishedDecember 19, 2012

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