Bolivian blueleg tarantula

Pamphobeteus antinous

Classification

Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae

Pamphobeteus antinous, also known as the Bolivian blue leg bird eater or steely blue leg, was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903. It is found in the rainforests of Bolivia and Peru, and is considered to be one of the bigger tarantulas. Description Females live up to 15 years, while males only live to 4.

Distribution

Bolivian blueleg tarantula — (c) Rajan Rao, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Rajan Rao, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPamphobeteus antinous, Wikipedia contributors

Bolivian blueleg tarantula

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