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Grammostola is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described in text by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. [5] These medium- to large-sized spiders are native to tropical South America , and are usually brown in color, with pinkish or orangish-red hairs.
It exhibits a multitude of colors, with bright yellowish leg stripes, dark black "femurs", and pink hairs all over its body. As with the rest of the genus Grammostola, the Chaco golden knee has very large fangs, and the carapace (the top of the prosoma) is raised to make room for the large chelicerae. It has rudimentary eyesight, and senses its ...
Grammostola pulchra is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae), native to Brazil. [1] It is known for its solid black body, which makes it an appealing tarantula for the pet trade. [ citation needed ]
The Chilean rose tarantula (Grammostola rosea), also known as the rose hair tarantula, the Chilean fire tarantula, or the Chilean red-haired tarantula (depending on the color morph), is probably the most common species of tarantula available in American and European pet stores today, due to the large number of wild-caught specimens exported cheaply from their native Chile into the pet trade.
Grammostola mendozae (Strand, 1907) - Argentina; Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão, 1921 - Brazil; Grammostola pulchripes (Simon, 1891) - Paraguay, Argentina; Grammostola quirogai Montes de Oca, D'Elía & Pérez-Miles, 2016 - Brazil, Uruguay; Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837) - Bolivia, Chile, Argentina; Grammostola subvulpina (Strand, 1906 ...
Grammostola grossa is a terrestrial bird spider. It hides under roots, pieces of bark, stones or fallen leaves. It hides under roots, pieces of bark, stones or fallen leaves. In colder months and during moulting and brood care, it retreats into living burrows, which it lines with spider silk. [ 6 ]
G. rosea may refer to: . Gabbiella rosea, a gastropod species endemic to Kenya; Gaertnera rosea, a plant species endemic to Sri Lanka; Geocrinia rosea, the karri or roseate frog, a frog species endemic to Southwest Australia
Grammostola alticeps (known as Brazilian greysmoke spider in the pet industry) is a New World spider in the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It is endemic to Uruguay , Paraguay , and Brazil . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]