Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Aviculariinae
Possibly this is a new species of arboreal tarantula,
very similar to Avicularia rickwesti.
Both species are in a dubious genus along with
Avicularia laeta from Puerto Rico.
Avicularia laeta from Puerto Rico.
This species have a particular habit, the juveniles lives together,
then separate from each other, probably before sexual maturity.
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then separate from each other, probably before sexual maturity.
Juveniles between 2nd and 3rd instar
Juvenile 6th instar, 22mm
Adult Female 32mm
7 comments:
Great blog and Job !
Congratulations !
Best..
Thank you very much !
Are they poisonous? I found 3 dead ones along a 10 mile stretch while walking in the DR.
They are poisonous but only for small animals.
They had some huge spiders on the mango plantation
Hello Mr.Tosto I hope you are doing well. I never knew you could speak and type in english go figure. There are tarantulas where I live but there is only one species, they are locally abundant in some areas. I am curious about the Santo Domingo Goliath tarantula have you ever seen one ?
Thanks for your comments.. There isn´t a real goliath tarantula in DR, but all species from the genus Phormictopus (9 species) are large, body about 9cm with a legspan of 23cm.
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