Theraphosidae, Avicularia sp.

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.
This species have a particular habit, the juveniles lives together,
then separate from each other, probably before sexual maturity.

Juveniles between 2nd and 3rd instar 

Juvenile 6th instar, 22mm

Adult Female 32mm




7 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 16, 2014 at 4:29 PM

    Great blog and Job !
    Congratulations !

    Best..

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  2. Antonio TostoAugust 17, 2014 at 2:07 AM

    Thank you very much !

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2016 at 10:22 PM

    Are they poisonous? I found 3 dead ones along a 10 mile stretch while walking in the DR.

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  4. Antonio TostoJanuary 4, 2016 at 10:51 PM

    They are poisonous but only for small animals.

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  5. ericmarshall81July 10, 2016 at 9:21 PM

    They had some huge spiders on the mango plantation

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  6. AnonymousJuly 13, 2016 at 12:11 AM

    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 ?

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  7. Antonio TostoNovember 4, 2016 at 11:45 AM

    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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