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The cobalt blue tarantula is a medium-sized tarantula with a leg span around 13 cm (5.1 in). It is noted for its iridescent blue legs and light gray prosoma and opisthosoma, the latter of which may contain darker gray chevrons. [3] [4] Males and females look the same until the ultimate (final) molt of the males.
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 .
Harpactira pulchripes has metallic blue legs. This blue color stretches from the tarsus all the way to the trochanter, where it changes to a vivid orange or yellow. Its carapace is orange or yellow with some black patterning which is the same with the opisthosoma. They are sexually dimorphic, as the males have longer legs and females have ...
Also known as the electric blue tarantula in the tarantula trade market, species is most known and gets its name from its electric blue legs and black body coloration. However C. natanicharum blue coloration can come into two different forms which are metallic blue and violet coloration. Its blue coloration is unique as blue colors are rare in ...
A “mesmerizing” electric blue tarantula species has been discovered in ... “metallic-blue and violet ones,” which are present on different parts of the body including the legs, the ...
The adult coloration of M. balfouri is striking, a vivid blue, though some red and amber variants have been seen very rarely. [1] The carapace is blue, as is the leg except for the trochanter, which, like the rest of the body, is cream-colored or grey. The opisthosoma (abdomen) is cream-colored, grey and partially blue. Females of the species ...
A tarantula has four pairs of legs and two additional pairs of appendages. Each leg has seven segments, which from the prosoma out are: coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus and pretarsus, and claw. Two or three retractable claws at the end of each leg are used to grip surfaces for climbing.
The tarantula was discovered in the forests of the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona, where it lives through "bitterly cold winters." The mountains are "renowned for their exceptional ...